What color is #051713?

#051713 is a very dark low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(5, 23, 19), and in HSL hsl(167, 64%, 5%).

Is #051713 accessible as text?

On white, #051713 has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.14:1 (fails). For text placed on #051713, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #051713?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is neutral-900 (#171717).

What colors go well with #051713?

As a neutral, #051713 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 #051713 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #051713 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#051713 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #051713

Not just a swatch — here's how #051713 works with other colors. Named schemes with #051713 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #051713 Secondary #734F19 Surface #E4DCC0 Accent #3B5141 Anchor #5B231E

Graphite 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 #051713 Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B5B19F Ink #2A2723

Graphite 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 #051713 Anchor #141210 Accent #BBA84C Secondary #1E2C29 Surface #F1EDE3

Graphite 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 #051713 Anchor #292A2E Secondary #6D6F74 Surface #EBE7DA Accent #000202

Graphite 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 Graphite.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #051713 Secondary #303635 Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Graphite 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 Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #051713 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 21/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 76/100

High

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

Naturalness 16/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 20/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 76/100

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 8/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 65/100

High

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

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #051713

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People also use #051713 with

Sacramento Green Jet Black Platinum Dark Slate Gray

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 18.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #B8E5DB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #051315 — 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 #051713 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #051713;
  --color-base-rgb: 5 23 19;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.7% 0.026 177.4);
  --color-50: #F2FDFA;
  --color-100: #DDF8F2;
  --color-200: #BCF0E5;
  --color-300: #8EE1CF;
  --color-400: #64CEB7;
  --color-500: #42B39A;
  --color-600: #398977;
  --color-700: #2E6156;
  --color-800: #214039;
  --color-900: #162724;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#F2FDFA',
    100: '#DDF8F2',
    200: '#BCF0E5',
    300: '#8EE1CF',
    400: '#64CEB7',
    500: '#42B39A',
    600: '#398977',
    700: '#2E6156',
    800: '#214039',
    900: '#162724',
  },
}

$base: #051713;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F2FDFA;
$base-100: #DDF8F2;
$base-200: #BCF0E5;
$base-300: #8EE1CF;
$base-400: #64CEB7;
$base-500: #42B39A;
$base-600: #398977;
$base-700: #2E6156;
$base-800: #214039;
$base-900: #162724;
$base-hover: #04110E;
$base-subtle: #93DACA;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#051713",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F2FDFA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DDF8F2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BCF0E5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#8EE1CF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#64CEB7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#42B39A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#398977",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#2E6156",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#214039",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#162724",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #051713

Color Lab

Pairs with #051713

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