What color is #051B16?

#051B16 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051B16?

The RGB value is 5, 27, 22: 5 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051B16?

The complementary color is #1B050A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051B16 color

#051B16 rgb(5, 27, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #051B16 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 10.6% green and 8.6% blue (5, 27, 22).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 69% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#051B16 color codes

HEX	`#051B16`
RGB	`rgb(5, 27, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 10.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 69%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 81%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 19%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.89, -9.48, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.89, 9.51, 175.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.599, 0.874, 0.896)`
Decimal	`334614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051B16, 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 #051B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #051B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051b16; }
.text { color: #051b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 27 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051b16, #05151b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051B16?: #051B16 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051B16?: The RGB value is 5, 27, 22: 5 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051B16?: The complementary color is #1B050A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.