What color is #05221E?

#05221E 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 #05221E?

The RGB value is 5, 34, 30: 5 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05221E?

The complementary color is #220509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05221E color

#05221E rgb(5, 34, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #05221E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (5, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 74% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% 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 16.75:1).

#05221E color codes

HEX	`#05221E`
RGB	`rgb(5, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 74%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 85%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.06, -12.11, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.06, 12.12, 182.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.869, 1.27, 1.427)`
Decimal	`336414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05221E, 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 #05221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #05221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05221e; }
.text { color: #05221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05221e, #051822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #05221E?: #05221E 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 #05221E?: The RGB value is 5, 34, 30: 5 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05221E?: The complementary color is #220509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.