What color is #051916?

#051916 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 #051916?

The RGB value is 5, 25, 22: 5 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051916?

The complementary color is #190508, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051916 color

#051916 rgb(5, 25, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #051916 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9.8% green and 8.6% blue (5, 25, 22).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 67% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#051916 color codes

HEX	`#051916`
RGB	`rgb(5, 25, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 67%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 80%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.09, -7.85, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.09, 7.85, 182.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.555, 0.785, 0.881)`
Decimal	`334102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051916, 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 #051916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #051916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051916; }
.text { color: #051916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 25 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051916, #051219); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #051916?: #051916 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 #051916?: The RGB value is 5, 25, 22: 5 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051916?: The complementary color is #190508, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.