#05100C Color

#05100C is rgb(5, 16, 12) in RGB, hsl(158, 52%, 4%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 25%, 94%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jet Black (#0A0A0A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05100C

HEX#05100C

RGBrgb(5, 16, 12)

HSLhsl(158, 52%, 4%)

HSVhsv(158, 69%, 6%)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 25%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(16% 0.02 170.3)

LABlab(3.86% -3.79 0.71)

LCHlch(3.86% 3.86 169.35)

What #05100C 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 #05100C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 4.02 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 4.2 Soft Black#131313ΔE 4.35 Registration Black#000200ΔE 4.62 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 4.91 Vantablack#000100ΔE 5.03

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

#05100C Channel Values

How #05100C 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 16 · B 12	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 158° · S 52% · L 4%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 158° · S 69% · V 6%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 69% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 94%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.34:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05100C 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 text19.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05100C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05100C; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #05100C

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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How #05100C 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#05100C

Protanopia#0E0E0C

Protanomaly#0B0F0C

Deuteranopia#0D0D0C

Deuteranomaly#0A0E0C

Tritanopia#061010

Tritanomaly#05100E

Achromatopsia#0E0E0E

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Using #05100C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05100c: #05100C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05100C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05100c': '#05100C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.063, blue: 0.047)

Android XML<color name="color_05100c">#05100C</color>

SVG fillfill="#05100C"

More Green Colors

#05100C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#05100C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05100C?

#05100C is a darkest green — rgb(5, 16, 12) in RGB and hsl(158, 52%, 4%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jet Black (#0A0A0A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #05100C?

#05100C is rgb(5, 16, 12) — red 5, green 16, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05100C?

#05100C converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 25%, 94%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05100C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05100C scores 19.34:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05100C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05100C 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 5.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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