Colour
#050501
- #050501
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#050501 is a yellow with RGB values 5, 5, 1 and HSL 60°, 67%, 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
#050501#050501
HEX#050501
RGBrgb(5, 5, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.0039
RGB percentages2%, 2%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(60, 66.7%, 1.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 80%, 2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 80%, 98%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,961
CSS custom property--colour: #050501;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00143WCAG 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#FAFAFE
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#010105
Analogous#050301, #030501
Triadic#010505, #050105
Split complementary#010305, #030105
Tetradic#010503, #010105, #050103
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G5
B1
Red5 (2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness1.18%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 01
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