What color is #05040E?

#05040E is a very dark low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(5, 4, 14), and in HSL hsl(246, 56%, 4%).

Is #05040E accessible as text?

On white, #05040E has a contrast ratio of 20.39:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.03:1 (fails). For text placed on #05040E, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #05040E?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is gray-950 (#030712).

What colors go well with #05040E?

As a neutral, #05040E pairs cleanly with white, off-white and light grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a dark surface or high-contrast base and let the accent carry the color.

Is #05040E the same as CSS black?

No — #05040E is not the CSS named color black, but black (#000000) is the closest CSS named color.

#05040E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #05040E

Not just a swatch — here's how #05040E works with other colors. Named schemes with #05040E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #05040E Secondary #7E4633 Surface #EDD8C2 Accent #365247 Anchor #582238

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #05040E Surface #F2E8DD Highlight #F8F0E7 Secondary #BEADA2 Ink #2C2724

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #05040E Anchor #141210 Accent #DB9757 Secondary #282732 Surface #F3ECE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Moody Editorial Color · 5 colors

Color #05040E Anchor #2A2A2E Secondary #6E6E74 Surface #EEE5DA Accent #000001

Jet Black adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Jet Black.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F8F4EF Accent #05040E Secondary #232327 Support #9D9088 Ink #18140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #05040E actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 46/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 14/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 83/100

Very high

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 16/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 81/100

Very high

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 10/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 3/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 69/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 96/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #05040E

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People also use #05040E with

Graphite Jet Black Gainsboro Prussian Blue

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 20.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #BEBAE2 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #090410 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #05040E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #05040E;
  --color-base-rgb: 5 4 14;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(11.7% 0.026 288.0);
  --color-50: #F4F3FC;
  --color-100: #E1DFF7;
  --color-200: #C4BFED;
  --color-300: #9B93DC;
  --color-400: #746BC7;
  --color-500: #5349AC;
  --color-600: #453E84;
  --color-700: #35315E;
  --color-800: #26233E;
  --color-900: #191726;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#F4F3FC',
    100: '#E1DFF7',
    200: '#C4BFED',
    300: '#9B93DC',
    400: '#746BC7',
    500: '#5349AC',
    600: '#453E84',
    700: '#35315E',
    800: '#26233E',
    900: '#191726',
  },
}

$base: #05040E;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F4F3FC;
$base-100: #E1DFF7;
$base-200: #C4BFED;
$base-300: #9B93DC;
$base-400: #746BC7;
$base-500: #5349AC;
$base-600: #453E84;
$base-700: #35315E;
$base-800: #26233E;
$base-900: #191726;
$base-hover: #05040D;
$base-subtle: #9D96D5;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#05040E",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F4F3FC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E1DFF7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#C4BFED",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#9B93DC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#746BC7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#5349AC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#453E84",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#35315E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#26233E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#191726",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #05040E

Color Lab

Pairs with #05040E

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