What color is #05193B?

#05193B is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05193B?

The RGB value is 5, 25, 59: 5 red, 25 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05193B?

The complementary color is #3B2705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05193B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05193B color

#05193B rgb(5, 25, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #05193B is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 9.8% green and 23.1% blue (5, 25, 59).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 84% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#05193B color codes

HEX	`#05193B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 25, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 9.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 84%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 92%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 58%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.35, 7.16, -24.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.35, 25.31, 286.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.199, 1.043, 4.275)`
Decimal	`334139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05193B, 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 #05193B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05193B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #05193B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05193b; }
.text { color: #05193b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05193b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 25 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05193b, #0c053b); }

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Questions

What color is #05193B?: #05193B is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05193B?: The RGB value is 5, 25, 59: 5 red, 25 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05193B?: The complementary color is #3B2705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05193B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.