What color is #01080B?

#01080B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #01080B?

The RGB value is 1, 8, 11: 1 red, 8 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #01080B?

The complementary color is #0B0401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01080B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#01080B color

#01080B rgb(1, 8, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #01080B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 3.1% green and 4.3% blue (1, 8, 11).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 83% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.18:1).

#01080B color codes

HEX	`#01080B`
RGB	`rgb(1, 8, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 3.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 83%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 91%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 27%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.85, -1.41, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.85, 2.28, 231.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.16, 0.204, 0.348)`
Decimal	`67595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #01080B, 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 #01080B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#01080B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #01080B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01080b; }
.text { color: #01080b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01080b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 8 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01080b, #01030b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #01080B?: #01080B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #01080B?: The RGB value is 1, 8, 11: 1 red, 8 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #01080B?: The complementary color is #0B0401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01080B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.