What color is #080116?

#080116 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080116?

The RGB value is 8, 1, 22: 8 red, 1 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080116?

The complementary color is #0F1601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080116 color

#080116 rgb(8, 1, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #080116 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 0.4% green and 8.6% blue (8, 1, 22).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 91% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.46:1).

#080116 color codes

HEX	`#080116`
RGB	`rgb(8, 1, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 0.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 91%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 95%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 95%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.19, 5.37, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.19, 10.46, 300.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.256, 0.131, 0.771)`
Decimal	`524566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080116, 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 #080116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #080116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080116; }
.text { color: #080116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 1 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080116, #120116); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #080116?: #080116 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080116?: The RGB value is 8, 1, 22: 8 red, 1 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080116?: The complementary color is #0F1601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.