What color is #051D15?

#051D15 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051D15?

The RGB value is 5, 29, 21: 5 red, 29 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051D15?

The complementary color is #1D050D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051D15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051D15 color

#051D15 rgb(5, 29, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #051D15 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 11.4% green and 8.2% blue (5, 29, 21).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 71% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#051D15 color codes

HEX	`#051D15`
RGB	`rgb(5, 29, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 11.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 71%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 83%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 28%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.7, -11.38, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.7, 11.69, 166.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.637, 0.965, 0.862)`
Decimal	`335125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051D15, 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 #051D15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051D15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #051D15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051d15; }
.text { color: #051d15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051d15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 29 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051d15, #05191d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #051D15?: #051D15 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051D15?: The RGB value is 5, 29, 21: 5 red, 29 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051D15?: The complementary color is #1D050D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051D15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.