What color is #080201?

#080201 is a black, closest to the named color Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080201?

The RGB value is 8, 2, 1: 8 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080201?

The complementary color is #010708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080201 color

#080201 rgb(8, 2, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #080201 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 0.8% green and 0.4% blue (8, 2, 1).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 78% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 88% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Liquorice (#0A0502), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.6:1).

#080201 color codes

HEX	`#080201`
RGB	`rgb(8, 2, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 0.8%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 78%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 88%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 88%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.88, 1.43, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.88, 1.71, 33.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.127, 0.097, 0.041)`
Decimal	`524801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080201, 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 #080201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	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 #080201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080201; }
.text { color: #080201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 2 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080201, #080501); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080201?: #080201 is a black, closest to the named color Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080201?: The RGB value is 8, 2, 1: 8 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080201?: The complementary color is #010708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.