What color is #051E1A?

#051E1A 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 #051E1A?

The RGB value is 5, 30, 26: 5 red, 30 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051E1A?

The complementary color is #1E0509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051E1A color

#051E1A rgb(5, 30, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #051E1A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 11.8% green and 10.2% blue (5, 30, 26).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 71% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#051E1A color codes

HEX	`#051E1A`
RGB	`rgb(5, 30, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 11.8%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 71%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 83%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 13%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.28, -10.79, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.28, 10.79, 180.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.713, 1.035, 1.139)`
Decimal	`335386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051E1A, 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 #051E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #051E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051e1a; }
.text { color: #051e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 30 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051e1a, #05161e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #051E1A?: #051E1A 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 #051E1A?: The RGB value is 5, 30, 26: 5 red, 30 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051E1A?: The complementary color is #1E0509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.