What color is #050610?

#050610 is a very dark low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(5, 6, 16), and in HSL hsl(235, 52%, 4%).

Is #050610 accessible as text?

On white, #050610 has a contrast ratio of 20.19:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.04:1 (fails). For text placed on #050610, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #050610?

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

What colors go well with #050610?

As a neutral, #050610 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 #050610 the same as CSS black?

No — #050610 is not the CSS named color black, but black (#000000) is the closest CSS named color.

#050610 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #050610

Not just a swatch — here's how #050610 works with other colors. Named schemes with #050610 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #050610 Secondary #7F4534 Surface #EED7C2 Accent #365247 Anchor #582239

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 #050610 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 #050610 Anchor #141210 Accent #DC9758 Secondary #262833 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 #050610 Anchor #2A2A2E Secondary #6E6E74 Surface #EEE5DB 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 #050610 Secondary #25252A 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 #050610 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 45/100

Neutral

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

Softness 15/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 82/100

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 80/100

Very high

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

Brand distinctiveness 9/100

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 #050610

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People also use #050610 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 20.2:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #BCBFE0 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #080510 — 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 #050610 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #050610;
  --color-base-rgb: 5 6 16;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(12.7% 0.024 276.7);
  --color-50: #F3F4FC;
  --color-100: #DFE1F6;
  --color-200: #C1C5EB;
  --color-300: #969CD9;
  --color-400: #6E75C4;
  --color-500: #4D54A8;
  --color-600: #414681;
  --color-700: #32365C;
  --color-800: #24263D;
  --color-900: #181926;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#F3F4FC',
    100: '#DFE1F6',
    200: '#C1C5EB',
    300: '#969CD9',
    400: '#6E75C4',
    500: '#4D54A8',
    600: '#414681',
    700: '#32365C',
    800: '#24263D',
    900: '#181926',
  },
}

$base: #050610;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F3F4FC;
$base-100: #DFE1F6;
$base-200: #C1C5EB;
$base-300: #969CD9;
$base-400: #6E75C4;
$base-500: #4D54A8;
$base-600: #414681;
$base-700: #32365C;
$base-800: #24263D;
$base-900: #181926;
$base-hover: #04050C;
$base-subtle: #999DD3;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#050610",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F3F4FC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DFE1F6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#C1C5EB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#969CD9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#6E75C4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#4D54A8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#414681",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#32365C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#24263D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#181926",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #050610

Color Lab

Pairs with #050610

UI roles & guardrails

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