What color is #051925?

#051925 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051925?

The RGB value is 5, 25, 37: 5 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051925?

The complementary color is #251105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051925?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051925 color

#051925 rgb(5, 25, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #051925 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9.8% green and 14.5% blue (5, 25, 37).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 76% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#051925 color codes

HEX	`#051925`
RGB	`rgb(5, 25, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 76%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 86%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 32%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.78, -3.05, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.78, 11.09, 254.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.744, 0.861, 1.877)`
Decimal	`334117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051925, 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 #051925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #051925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051925; }
.text { color: #051925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 25 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051925, #050925); }

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Questions

What color is #051925?: #051925 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051925?: The RGB value is 5, 25, 37: 5 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051925?: The complementary color is #251105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051925?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.