What color is #051324?

#051324 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051324?

The RGB value is 5, 19, 36: 5 red, 19 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051324?

The complementary color is #241605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051324 color

#051324 rgb(5, 19, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #051324 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.5% green and 14.1% blue (5, 19, 36).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 76% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#051324 color codes

HEX	`#051324`
RGB	`rgb(5, 19, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 76%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 86%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 47%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.65, 0.8, -13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.65, 13.24, 273.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.614, 0.625, 1.757)`
Decimal	`332580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051324, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #051324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #051324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051324; }
.text { color: #051324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 19 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051324, #060524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #051324?: #051324 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051324?: The RGB value is 5, 19, 36: 5 red, 19 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051324?: The complementary color is #241605, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.