What color is #051F1F?

#051F1F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #051F1F?

The RGB value is 5, 31, 31: 5 red, 31 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #051F1F?

The complementary color is #1F0505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #051F1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#051F1F color

#051F1F rgb(5, 31, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #051F1F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 12.2% green and 12.2% blue (5, 31, 31).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 72% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#051F1F color codes

HEX	`#051F1F`
RGB	`rgb(5, 31, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 12.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 72%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 84%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.88, -9.84, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.88, 10.28, 196.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.8, 1.111, 1.468)`
Decimal	`335647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #051F1F, 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 #051F1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#051F1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #051F1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #051f1f; }
.text { color: #051f1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051f1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 31 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #051f1f, #05121f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #051F1F?: #051F1F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #051F1F?: The RGB value is 5, 31, 31: 5 red, 31 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #051F1F?: The complementary color is #1F0505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #051F1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.