What color is #05160F?

#05160F 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 #05160F?

The RGB value is 5, 22, 15: 5 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05160F?

The complementary color is #16050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05160F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05160F color

#05160F rgb(5, 22, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #05160F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 8.6% green and 5.9% blue (5, 22, 15).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 63% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.62:1).

#05160F color codes

HEX	`#05160F`
RGB	`rgb(5, 22, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 8.6%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 63%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 77%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 32%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.79, -7.09, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.79, 7.39, 163.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.436, 0.641, 0.553)`
Decimal	`333327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05160F, 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 #05160F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05160F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.62:1	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 #05160F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05160f; }
.text { color: #05160f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05160f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 22 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05160f, #051516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #05160F?: #05160F 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 #05160F?: The RGB value is 5, 22, 15: 5 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05160F?: The complementary color is #16050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05160F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.