What color is #051703?

#051703 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 #051703?

The RGB value is 5, 23, 3: 5 red, 23 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051703?

The complementary color is #150317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051703?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051703 color

#051703 rgb(5, 23, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #051703 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9% green and 1.2% blue (5, 23, 3).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 77% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#051703 color codes

HEX	`#051703`
RGB	`rgb(5, 23, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 77%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 87%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 87%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.89, -9.58, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.89, 12.11, 142.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.385, 0.652, 0.192)`
Decimal	`333571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051703, 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 #051703	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051703 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #051703 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051703; }
.text { color: #051703; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051703; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 23 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051703, #03170b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051703?: #051703 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 #051703?: The RGB value is 5, 23, 3: 5 red, 23 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051703?: The complementary color is #150317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051703?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.