What color is #05190F?

#05190F 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 #05190F?

The RGB value is 5, 25, 15: 5 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05190F?

The complementary color is #19050F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05190F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05190F color

#05190F rgb(5, 25, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #05190F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9.8% green and 5.9% blue (5, 25, 15).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 67% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#05190F color codes

HEX	`#05190F`
RGB	`rgb(5, 25, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 67%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 80%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 40%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.88, -9.33, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.88, 10.03, 158.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.496, 0.762, 0.573)`
Decimal	`334095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05190F, 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 #05190F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05190F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	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 #05190F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05190f; }
.text { color: #05190f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05190f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 25 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05190f, #051919); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #05190F?: #05190F 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 #05190F?: The RGB value is 5, 25, 15: 5 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05190F?: The complementary color is #19050F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05190F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.