What color is #020815?

#020815 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020815?

The RGB value is 2, 8, 21: 2 red, 8 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020815?

The complementary color is #150F02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020815?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020815 color

#020815 rgb(2, 8, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #020815 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 3.1% green and 8.2% blue (2, 8, 21).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 83% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.04:1).

#020815 color codes

HEX	`#020815`
RGB	`rgb(2, 8, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 3.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 83%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 62%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.17, 0.75, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.17, 6.92, 276.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.247, 0.241, 0.743)`
Decimal	`133141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020815, 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 #020815	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020815 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.04:1	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 #020815 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020815; }
.text { color: #020815; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020815; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 8 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020815, #060215); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #020815?: #020815 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020815?: The RGB value is 2, 8, 21: 2 red, 8 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020815?: The complementary color is #150F02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020815?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.