What color is #051609?

#051609 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 #051609?

The RGB value is 5, 22, 9: 5 red, 22 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051609?

The complementary color is #160512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051609?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051609 color

#051609 rgb(5, 22, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #051609 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 8.6% green and 3.5% blue (5, 22, 9).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 63% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#051609 color codes

HEX	`#051609`
RGB	`rgb(5, 22, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 8.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 63%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 77%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 59%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.65, -8.03, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.65, 9.26, 150.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.399, 0.626, 0.358)`
Decimal	`333321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051609, 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 #051609	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051609 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	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 #051609 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051609; }
.text { color: #051609; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051609; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 22 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051609, #051612); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051609?: #051609 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 #051609?: The RGB value is 5, 22, 9: 5 red, 22 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051609?: The complementary color is #160512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051609?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.