Colour

#050505

#050505
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050505 is a near-black with RGB values 5, 5, 5 and HSL 0°, 0%, 2%. 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

#050505#050505

HEX#050505

RGBrgb(5, 5, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.0196

RGB percentages2%, 2%, 2%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 98%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,965

CSS custom property--colour: #050505;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.38:1

Contrast with white20.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#050505

Inverted#FAFAFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#050505no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#050505no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#050505no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 1.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3 Dim grey · ΔE 43 Gray · ΔE 52.2 Slate grey · ΔE 52.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 1.37, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#050505

Analogous#050505, #050505

Triadic#050505, #050505

Split complementary#050505, #050505

Tetradic#050505, #050505, #050505

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6B6B6B

Lighter +30%#525252

Lighter +20%#383838

Lighter +10%#1F1F1F

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#060404

Less saturated −25%#050505

Channel breakdown

Red5 (2%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness1.96%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 05

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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