What color is #051C06?

#051C06 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 #051C06?

The RGB value is 5, 28, 6: 5 red, 28 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051C06?

The complementary color is #1C051B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051C06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051C06 color

#051C06 rgb(5, 28, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #051C06 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 11% green and 2.4% blue (5, 28, 6).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 70% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#051C06 color codes

HEX	`#051C06`
RGB	`rgb(5, 28, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 11%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 70%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 82%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 79%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.91, -13.18, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.91, 16.04, 145.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.511, 0.876, 0.314)`
Decimal	`334854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051C06, 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 #051C06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051C06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	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 #051C06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051c06; }
.text { color: #051c06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051c06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 28 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051c06, #051c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #051C06?: #051C06 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 #051C06?: The RGB value is 5, 28, 6: 5 red, 28 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051C06?: The complementary color is #1C051B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051C06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.