#00050A Color

#00050A is rgb(0, 5, 10) in RGB, hsl(210, 100%, 2%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 96%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vampire Black (#080808), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00050A

HEX#00050A

RGBrgb(0, 5, 10)

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 2%)

HSVhsv(210, 100%, 4%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 96%)

OKLCHoklch(10.8% 0.022 233.5)

LABlab(1.15% -0.84 -2.39)

LCHlch(1.15% 2.53 250.65)

What #00050A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00050A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vampire Black#080808ΔE 2.74 Black#000000ΔE 2.78 Vantablack#000100ΔE 2.87 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 2.99 Rich Black#010B13ΔE 3.04 Registration Black#000200ΔE 3.05

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#00050A Channel Values

How #00050A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 5 · B 10	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 210° · S 100% · L 2%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 210° · S 100% · V 4%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 96%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.47:1 vs white · 1.03:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00050A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With #00050A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00050A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #00050A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#00050A

#00080F

#000A14

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How #00050A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00050A

Protanopia#04040A

Protanomaly#02040A

Deuteranopia#03030A

Deuteranomaly#02040A

Tritanopia#000606

Tritanomaly#000507

Achromatopsia#040404

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Using #00050A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00050a: #00050A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00050A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00050a': '#00050A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.020, blue: 0.039)

Android XML<color name="color_00050a">#00050A</color>

SVG fillfill="#00050A"

More Blue Colors

#00050A sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 001c3d 0078e0 0f0fff 1c398e 297eff 372a89 4e3cc3 648bbe 7b68ee 9999cc b8e6fe d6d6ff

#00050A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00050A?

#00050A is a darkest blue — rgb(0, 5, 10) in RGB and hsl(210, 100%, 2%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vampire Black (#080808), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #00050A?

#00050A is rgb(0, 5, 10) — red 0, green 5, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00050A?

#00050A converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 96%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00050A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00050A scores 20.47:1 against white and 1.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00050A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00050A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 2.78, which is very hard to tell apart.

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