What color is #080813?

#080813 is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Narwhal Gray?

The RGB value is 8, 8, 19: 8 red, 8 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Narwhal Gray?

The complementary color is #131308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080813?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Narwhal Gray color: hex code #080813

#080813 rgb(8, 8, 19)

Shades of black

Narwhal Gray has the hex code #080813. It is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 3.1% green and 7.5% blue (8, 8, 19).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 41% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.92:1).

Narwhal Gray (#080813) color codes

HEX	`#080813`
RGB	`rgb(8, 8, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 3.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 41%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 58%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 58%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.46, 1.87, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.46, 5.42, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.304, 0.272, 0.652)`
Decimal	`526355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Narwhal Gray, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #080813	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080813 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #080813 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080813; }
.text { color: #080813; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080813; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 8 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080813, #0e0813); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #080813 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #080813?: #080813 is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Narwhal Gray?: The RGB value is 8, 8, 19: 8 red, 8 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Narwhal Gray?: The complementary color is #131308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080813?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.