Information about #050C05 color

#050C05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #050C05 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 12, 5) — 2% red, 4.7% green, 2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 3 / 95. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#050C05 presents itself as a confidently colored leafy green — one that sits very close to black. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vampire Black (#080808). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Katerina Mood (#031205) and Marshland (#0B0F08).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 12, 5) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #050C05 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 19.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:95), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#050C05 color variations

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

#050C05 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 #050C05

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#050C05
  • RGB5, 12, 5
  • CMYK3, 0, 3, 95
  • CSSrgb(5, 12, 5)
  • HSL120°, 41%, 3%
  • HSL Precise120°, 41.176%, 3.333%
  • HSV120°, 58%, 5%
  • HSB120°, 58%, 5%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.047, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.047, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.047, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID050C05
  • DECIMAL ID330757
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01