What color is #020812?

#020812 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020812?

The RGB value is 2, 8, 18: 2 red, 8 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020812?

The complementary color is #120C02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020812 color

#020812 rgb(2, 8, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #020812 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 3.1% green and 7.1% blue (2, 8, 18).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 80% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.08:1).

#020812 color codes

HEX	`#020812`
RGB	`rgb(2, 8, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 3.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 80%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 89%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 56%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.08, 0.09, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.08, 5.07, 271.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.221, 0.23, 0.605)`
Decimal	`133138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020812, 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 #020812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.08:1	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 #020812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020812; }
.text { color: #020812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 8 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020812, #040212); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #020812?: #020812 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020812?: The RGB value is 2, 8, 18: 2 red, 8 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020812?: The complementary color is #120C02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.