What color is #051A06?

#051A06 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051A06?

The RGB value is 5, 26, 6: 5 red, 26 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051A06?

The complementary color is #1A0519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051A06?

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.

#051A06 color

#051A06 rgb(5, 26, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #051A06 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 10.2% green and 2.4% blue (5, 26, 6).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 68% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#051A06 color codes

HEX	`#051A06`
RGB	`rgb(5, 26, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 10.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 68%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 81%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 77%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.08, -11.49, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.08, 13.96, 145.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.465, 0.784, 0.299)`
Decimal	`334342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051A06, 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 #051A06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051A06 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 #051A06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051a06; }
.text { color: #051a06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051a06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 26 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051a06, #051a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051A06?: #051A06 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051A06?: The RGB value is 5, 26, 6: 5 red, 26 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051A06?: The complementary color is #1A0519, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051A06?: 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.