#050609
Black · very dark neutral
About #050609
#050609 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 2% red, 2% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 44% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Black (ΔE 2.1); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #090805 — a black tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #050609 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 20.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (20.26:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #050609
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #050609 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #050609?
#050609 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 2% red, 2% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 44% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #050609?
Use white text. White on #050609 has a contrast ratio of 20.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #050609?
Its complementary colour is #090805, and analogous partners are #050809 and #060509.