What color is #051405?

#051405 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051405?

The RGB value is 5, 20, 5: 5 red, 20 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051405?

The complementary color is #140514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051405?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051405 color

#051405 rgb(5, 20, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #051405 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 7.8% green and 2% blue (5, 20, 5).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 60% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#051405 color codes

HEX	`#051405`
RGB	`rgb(5, 20, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 7.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 60%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 75%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 75%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.91, -7.23, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.91, 8.89, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.34, 0.544, 0.231)`
Decimal	`332805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051405, 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 #051405	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051405 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #051405 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051405; }
.text { color: #051405; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051405; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 20 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051405, #05140d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051405?: #051405 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051405?: The RGB value is 5, 20, 5: 5 red, 20 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051405?: The complementary color is #140514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051405?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.