What color is #051328?

#051328 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051328?

The RGB value is 5, 19, 40: 5 red, 19 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051328?

The complementary color is #281A05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051328 color

#051328 rgb(5, 19, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #051328 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.5% green and 15.7% blue (5, 19, 40).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 78% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#051328 color codes

HEX	`#051328`
RGB	`rgb(5, 19, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 78%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 88%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 53%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.88, 2.43, -15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.88, 16.07, 278.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.678, 0.651, 2.097)`
Decimal	`332584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051328, 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 #051328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #051328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051328; }
.text { color: #051328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 19 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051328, #080528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #051328?: #051328 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051328?: The RGB value is 5, 19, 40: 5 red, 19 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051328?: The complementary color is #281A05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.