#050C09

Closest named color: Almost Black (#070D0D). oklch(14.5% 0.014 168.7), rgb(5, 12, 9).

White text reads best on this color (19.75:1).

About this color

#050C09 is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 14%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Almost Black (#070D0D), ΔE 0.010 away. White text reads best on it, at 19.75:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very dark (14%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Almost Black (#070D0D)
Black text	1.06:1
White text	19.75:1

Values

HEX	#050C09
RGB	rgb(5, 12, 9)
HSL	hsl(154, 41%, 3%)
OKLCH	oklch(14.5% 0.014 168.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #050C09	19.75:1	AAA	Lc -107.7	Preferred for body text
Black text on #050C09	1.06:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#050C09 text on white	19.75:1	AAA	Lc 105.8	Preferred for body text
#050C09 text on black	1.06:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F5

oklch(97.1% 0.002 165.1)
Step 100
100

#E7EBE9

oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
Step 200
200

#D4DBD8

oklch(88.5% 0.009 168.7)
Step 300
300

#B7C4BF

oklch(80.9% 0.016 170.9)
Step 400
400

#91A69E

oklch(70.6% 0.026 170.6)
Step 500
500

#769086

oklch(63% 0.033 169.9)
Step 600
600

#5E7B6F

oklch(55.7% 0.038 167.7)
Step 700
700

#4E675D

oklch(49% 0.034 168.5)
Step 800
800

#40544C

oklch(42.6% 0.028 168.6)
Step 900
900

#36463F

oklch(37.8% 0.024 166.6)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#050C09

oklch(14.5% 0.014 168.7)

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#050C09 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#0C0B09	0.015
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#0A0A09	0.013
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#040C0B	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#0A0A0A	0.014

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #050C09, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #050C09 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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