Information about #010500 color

#010500 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#010500 falls into the Green Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(1, 5, 0) — 0.4% red, 2% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 2 / 98. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#010500 is a intensely saturated green that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Black (#000000). Slightly further away sit Fashion Black (#060403) and Nicalis Black (#080000).

In RGB terms — rgb(1, 5, 0) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 20.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:98), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #010500 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#010500 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#010500 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #010500

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#010500 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#010500
  • RGB1, 5, 0
  • CMYK2, 0, 2, 98
  • HSL108°, 100%, 1%
  • HSL Precise108°, 100%, 0.98%
  • HSV108°, 100%, 2%
  • HSB108°, 100%, 2%
  • HEX ID010500
  • DECIMAL ID66816
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
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