What color is #051811?

#051811 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051811?

The RGB value is 5, 24, 17: 5 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051811?

The complementary color is #18050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051811 color

#051811 rgb(5, 24, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #051811 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9.4% green and 6.7% blue (5, 24, 17).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 66% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.34:1).

#051811 color codes

HEX	`#051811`
RGB	`rgb(5, 24, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 66%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 79%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 29%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.56, -8.18, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.56, 8.44, 165.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.49, 0.726, 0.644)`
Decimal	`333841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051811, 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 #051811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #051811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051811; }
.text { color: #051811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 24 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051811, #051618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051811?: #051811 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051811?: The RGB value is 5, 24, 17: 5 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051811?: The complementary color is #18050C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.