Information about #050201 color

#050201 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#050201 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 2, 1) — 2% red, 0.8% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 2 / 98. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #050201 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fashion Black (#060403). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nicalis Black (#080000) and Black (#000000).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 2, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #050201: 20.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:98) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #050201 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#050201 color variations

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

#050201 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 #050201

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#050201
  • RGB5, 2, 1
  • CMYK0, 1, 2, 98
  • CSSrgb(5, 2, 1)
  • HSL15°, 67%, 1%
  • HSL Precise15°, 66.667%, 1.176%
  • HSV15°, 80%, 2%
  • HSB15°, 80%, 2%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.008, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.008, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.008, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID050201
  • DECIMAL ID328193
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01