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#050914

#050914 ≈ Rich Black

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#050914 is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 3.53% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 92.16% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 60% saturation and 4.9% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with sophistication, power and elegance. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rich Black (#010b13), ΔE 2.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0.0028

Complementary

  1. #050914
  2. #141005

Split complementary

  1. #050914
  2. #140805
  3. #101405

Analogous

  1. #051014
  2. #050914
  3. #080514

Triadic

  1. #050914
  2. #140509
  3. #091405

Tetradic

  1. #050914
  2. #100514
  3. #141005
  4. #091405

Square

  1. #050914
  2. #140510
  3. #141005
  4. #051408

Monochromatic

  1. #040710
  2. #040710
  3. #050914
  4. #142551
  5. #24408e

Shades

#050914 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050914
  2. #050812
  3. #040710
  4. #04060e
  5. #03050c
  6. #03050a
  7. #020408
  8. #020306
  9. #010204
  10. #010102
  11. #000000

Tints

#050914 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050914
  2. #1e222c
  3. #373a43
  4. #50535b
  5. #696b72
  6. #82848a
  7. #9b9da1
  8. #b4b5b9
  9. #cdced0
  10. #e6e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050914 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050914
  2. #11151f
  3. #1e212a
  4. #2a2d34
  5. #36393f
  6. #43454a
  7. #4f5055
  8. #5b5c60
  9. #67686a
  10. #747475
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #090909 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #07090e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #060a14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #040914 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #010b0d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #050a14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #050914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #030a10 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050914 {
  color: #050914;
}
Background
.bg-050914 {
  background-color: #050914;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050914 {
  border: 2px solid #050914;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050914;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 9 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 60% 5%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050914 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050914, #080514);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050914 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 9 20 / 0.35);
}

#010b13 Rich Black ΔE 2.99 #000000 Black ΔE 5.37 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 7.00 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 8.18 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.85 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.31 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.05 #faf6eb Inverted #090909 Grayscale 

Rich Black
#050914  rgb(5, 9, 20)  hsl(224, 60%, 5%)  Rich Black
#141005  rgb(20, 16, 5)  hsl(44, 60%, 5%)  Smoky Black
#140509  rgb(20, 5, 9)  hsl(344, 60%, 5%)  Licorice
#091405  rgb(9, 20, 5)  hsl(104, 60%, 5%)  Black