Information about #05121E color

#05121E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#05121E falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 18, 30) — 2% red, 7.1% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 5 / 0 / 88. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #05121E reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure 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 Very Deep Azure (#000E1D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ornella Blue (#021224) and COSMIC ACE (#0B1021).

The recipe behind #05121E is rgb(5, 18, 30), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #05121E: 18.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:88) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #05121E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#05121E color variations

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

#05121E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#05121E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#040E18

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#030A12

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Black

#000000

#05121E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#233E57

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#3B546B

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Grey

#808080

#05121E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#05121E 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
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#1F1105
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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
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#1F1E05
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#1F0506
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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
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#051F1E
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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
#05121E
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#1F0512
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#121F05
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#11051F
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#1F1105
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#121F05
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#1E051F
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#1F1105
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#061F05
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Nearest named colors to #05121E

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

Very Deep Azure color link
Very Deep Azure

#000E1D

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

COSMIC ACE color link
COSMIC ACE

#0B1021

Very Deep Cyan color link
Very Deep Cyan

#001D1D

Very Dark Azure color link
Very Dark Azure

#11171D

Aztec color link
Aztec

#0D1C19

Elizabeth Street color link
Elizabeth Street

#0A1F17

Very Dark Cyan color link
Very Dark Cyan

#111D1D

Standard-Bearer color link
Standard-Bearer

#141216

Eigengrau color link
Eigengrau

#16161D

Very Dark Spring Green color link
Very Dark Spring Green

#111D17

Luxury Black color link
Luxury Black

#060D0D

#05121E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#05121E
  • RGB5, 18, 30
  • CMYK10, 5, 0, 88
  • CSSrgb(5, 18, 30)
  • HSL209°, 71%, 7%
  • HSL Precise208.8°, 71.429%, 6.863%
  • HSV209°, 83%, 12%
  • HSB209°, 83%, 12%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.071, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.071, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.071, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID05121E
  • DECIMAL ID332318
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers313 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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