What color is #05150B?

#05150B 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 #05150B?

The RGB value is 5, 21, 11: 5 red, 21 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05150B?

The complementary color is #15050F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05150B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05150B color

#05150B rgb(5, 21, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #05150B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 8.2% green and 4.3% blue (5, 21, 11).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 62% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#05150B color codes

HEX	`#05150B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 21, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 8.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 62%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 76%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 48%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.35, -7.06, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.35, 7.82, 154.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.391, 0.593, 0.41)`
Decimal	`333067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05150B, 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 #05150B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05150B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #05150B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05150b; }
.text { color: #05150b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05150b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 21 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05150b, #051513); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #05150B?: #05150B 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 #05150B?: The RGB value is 5, 21, 11: 5 red, 21 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05150B?: The complementary color is #15050F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05150B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.