What color is #05231F?

#05231F 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 #05231F?

The RGB value is 5, 35, 31: 5 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05231F?

The complementary color is #230509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05231F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05231F color

#05231F rgb(5, 35, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #05231F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 13.7% green and 12.2% blue (5, 35, 31).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 75% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% 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 16.58:1).

#05231F color codes

HEX	`#05231F`
RGB	`rgb(5, 35, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 13.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 75%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 86%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.51, -12.36, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.51, 12.37, 182.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.911, 1.333, 1.505)`
Decimal	`336671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05231F, 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 #05231F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05231F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #05231F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05231f; }
.text { color: #05231f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05231f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 35 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05231f, #051823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #05231F?: #05231F 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 #05231F?: The RGB value is 5, 35, 31: 5 red, 35 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05231F?: The complementary color is #230509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05231F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.