What color is #051B12?

#051B12 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051B12?

The RGB value is 5, 27, 18: 5 red, 27 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051B12?

The complementary color is #1B050E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051B12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051B12 color

#051B12 rgb(5, 27, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #051B12 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 10.6% green and 7.1% blue (5, 27, 18).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 69% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#051B12 color codes

HEX	`#051B12`
RGB	`rgb(5, 27, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 10.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 69%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 81%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 33%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.77, -10.39, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.77, 10.88, 162.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.564, 0.86, 0.708)`
Decimal	`334610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051B12, 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 #051B12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051B12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #051B12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051b12; }
.text { color: #051b12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051b12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 27 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051b12, #05191b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051B12?: #051B12 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051B12?: The RGB value is 5, 27, 18: 5 red, 27 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051B12?: The complementary color is #1B050E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051B12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.