What color is #051914?

#051914 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051914?

The RGB value is 5, 25, 20: 5 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051914?

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

Is black or white text better on #051914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051914 color

#051914 rgb(5, 25, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #051914 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (5, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 67% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#051914 color codes

HEX	`#051914`
RGB	`rgb(5, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 67%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 80%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 20%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.03, -8.32, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.03, 8.37, 173.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.536, 0.778, 0.784)`
Decimal	`334100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051914, 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 #051914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #051914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051914; }
.text { color: #051914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051914, #051419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051914?: #051914 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051914?: The RGB value is 5, 25, 20: 5 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051914?: The complementary color is #19050A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.