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Recognised as Colour

#050500

  • #050500
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050500 is a yellow with RGB values 5, 5, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 1%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050500#050500
HEX#050500
RGBrgb(5, 5, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0
RGB percentages2%, 2%, 0%
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 100%, 2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 98%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,960
CSS custom property--colour: #050500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness4.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.42:1
Contrast with white20.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#050505
Inverted#FAFAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#060500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#060500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Tritanopia#060403no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4Dim grey · ΔE 43.2Gray · ΔE 52.4Slate grey · ΔE 53.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 53.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.38, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#000005
Analogous#050300, #030500
Triadic#000505, #050005
Split complementary#000305, #030005
Tetradic#000503, #000005, #050003

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D100
Lighter +30%#9E9E00
Lighter +20%#6B6B00
Lighter +10%#383800
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#050500
Less saturated −25%#040401

Channel breakdown

R5
G5
B0
Red5 (2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness0.98%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 00

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