What color is #051929?

#051929 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 #051929?

The RGB value is 5, 25, 41: 5 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051929?

The complementary color is #291505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051929?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051929 color

#051929 rgb(5, 25, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #051929 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9.8% green and 16.1% blue (5, 25, 41).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 78% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#051929 color codes

HEX	`#051929`
RGB	`rgb(5, 25, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 78%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 88%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 39%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.02, -1.36, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.02, 13.35, 264.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.81, 0.888, 2.226)`
Decimal	`334121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051929, 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 #051929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #051929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051929; }
.text { color: #051929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 25 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051929, #050729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #051929?: #051929 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 #051929?: The RGB value is 5, 25, 41: 5 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051929?: The complementary color is #291505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051929?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.