What color is #051704?

#051704 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 #051704?

The RGB value is 5, 23, 4: 5 red, 23 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051704?

The complementary color is #160417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051704?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051704 color

#051704 rgb(5, 23, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #051704 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9% green and 1.6% blue (5, 23, 4).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 70% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#051704 color codes

HEX	`#051704`
RGB	`rgb(5, 23, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 70%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 83%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 83%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.91, -9.44, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.91, 11.77, 143.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.391, 0.654, 0.22)`
Decimal	`333572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051704, 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 #051704	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051704 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	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 #051704 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051704; }
.text { color: #051704; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051704; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 23 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051704, #04170d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051704?: #051704 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 #051704?: The RGB value is 5, 23, 4: 5 red, 23 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051704?: The complementary color is #160417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051704?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.