What color is #051510?

#051510 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051510?

The RGB value is 5, 21, 16: 5 red, 21 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051510?

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

Is black or white text better on #051510?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051510 color

#051510 rgb(5, 21, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #051510 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 8.2% green and 6.3% blue (5, 21, 16).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 62% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#051510 color codes

HEX	`#051510`
RGB	`rgb(5, 21, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 8.2%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 62%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 76%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 24%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.47, -6.21, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.47, 6.31, 170.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.424, 0.606, 0.585)`
Decimal	`333072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051510, 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 #051510	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051510 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #051510 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051510; }
.text { color: #051510; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051510; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 21 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051510, #051215); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051510?: #051510 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051510?: The RGB value is 5, 21, 16: 5 red, 21 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051510?: The complementary color is #15050A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051510?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.