What color is #051737?

#051737 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051737?

The RGB value is 5, 23, 55: 5 red, 23 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051737?

The complementary color is #372505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051737?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051737 color

#051737 rgb(5, 23, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #051737 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9% green and 21.6% blue (5, 23, 55).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 83% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#051737 color codes

HEX	`#051737`
RGB	`rgb(5, 23, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 83%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 91%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 58%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.31, 6.85, -23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.31, 24.06, 286.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.058, 0.921, 3.736)`
Decimal	`333623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051737, 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 #051737	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051737 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #051737 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051737; }
.text { color: #051737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051737; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 23 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051737, #0c0537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #051737?: #051737 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051737?: The RGB value is 5, 23, 55: 5 red, 23 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051737?: The complementary color is #372505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051737?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.