#050505 · Obsidian

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#050505 is a dark, nearly neutral black color, closest to Obsidian and near Obsidian and Licorice. In OKLCH it has 11% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #050505 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 6 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#050505
RGBrgb(5, 5, 5)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 2%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 98
CSS var--obsidian
Contrast20.38:1 white · 1.03:1 black

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How to use #050505

White text passes WCAG AA on #050505 (20.38:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #050505 with its analogous neighbors #050505 and #050505; for contrast use its complement #050505 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--obsidian: #050505;

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Palettes with #050505