#050300 Color

#050300 is rgb(5, 3, 0) in RGB, hsl(36, 100%, 1%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 98%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Registration Black (#000200), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#050300

HEX#050300

RGBrgb(5, 3, 0)

HSLhsl(36, 100%, 1%)

HSVhsv(36, 100%, 2%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 98%)

OKLCHoklch(9.9% 0.02 90.1)

LABlab(0.89% 0.23 1.34)

LCHlch(0.89% 1.36 80.15)

What #050300 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 #050300, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Registration Black#000200ΔE 1.34 Vantablack#000100ΔE 1.4 Black#000000ΔE 1.62 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 1.88 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 2.29 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 2.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#050300 Channel Values

How #050300 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 5 · G 3 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 36° · S 100% · L 1%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 36° · S 100% · V 2%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 40% · Y 100% · K 98%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.6:1 vs white · 1.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #050300 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 text20.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With #050300

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #050300; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #050300

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.

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Shades

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How #050300 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#050300

Protanopia#030300

Protanomaly#040300

Deuteranopia#040400

Deuteranomaly#040300

Tritanopia#050303

Tritanomaly#050302

Achromatopsia#030303

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Using #050300 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-050300: #050300;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #050300;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-050300': '#050300' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.012, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_050300">#050300</color>

SVG fillfill="#050300"

More Brown Colors

#050300 sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 59260b 67330e 773d22 814112 8a5700 965a3e 9f2d00 b76e24 c46210

#050300 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #050300?

#050300 is a darkest brown — rgb(5, 3, 0) in RGB and hsl(36, 100%, 1%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Registration Black (#000200), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.34.

What is the RGB value of #050300?

#050300 is rgb(5, 3, 0) — red 5, green 3, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #050300?

#050300 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 98%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #050300 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #050300 scores 20.6:1 against white and 1.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #050300 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #050300 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 1.62, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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