What color is #020805?

#020805 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020805?

The RGB value is 2, 8, 5: 2 red, 8 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020805?

The complementary color is #080205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020805?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020805 color

#020805 rgb(2, 8, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #020805 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 3.1% green and 2% blue (2, 8, 5).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 60% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.2:1).

#020805 color codes

HEX	`#020805`
RGB	`rgb(2, 8, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 3.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 60%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 75%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 37%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.78, -1.99, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.78, 2.07, 163.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.139, 0.198, 0.174)`
Decimal	`133125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020805, 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 #020805	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020805 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.2:1	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 #020805 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020805; }
.text { color: #020805; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020805; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 8 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020805, #020808); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #020805?: #020805 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020805?: The RGB value is 2, 8, 5: 2 red, 8 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020805?: The complementary color is #080205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020805?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.