What color is #05132B?

#05132B 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 #05132B?

The RGB value is 5, 19, 43: 5 red, 19 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05132B?

The complementary color is #2B1D05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05132B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05132B color

#05132B rgb(5, 19, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #05132B is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.5% green and 16.9% blue (5, 19, 43).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 79% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#05132B color codes

HEX	`#05132B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 19, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 79%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 88%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 56%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.07, 3.78, -17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.07, 18.23, 281.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.731, 0.672, 2.376)`
Decimal	`332587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05132B, 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 #05132B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05132B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #05132B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05132b; }
.text { color: #05132b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05132b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 19 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05132b, #0a052b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #05132B?: #05132B 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 #05132B?: The RGB value is 5, 19, 43: 5 red, 19 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05132B?: The complementary color is #2B1D05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05132B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.