What color is #080204?

#080204 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080204?

The RGB value is 8, 2, 4: 8 red, 2 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080204?

The complementary color is #020806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080204?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080204 color

#080204 rgb(8, 2, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #080204 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 0.8% green and 1.6% blue (8, 2, 4).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 60% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 50% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.57:1).

#080204 color codes

HEX	`#080204`
RGB	`rgb(8, 2, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 0.8%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 60%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 75%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 50%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.94, 1.85, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.94, 1.86, 353.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.144, 0.104, 0.127)`
Decimal	`524804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080204, 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 #080204	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080204 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.57:1	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 #080204 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080204; }
.text { color: #080204; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080204; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 2 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080204, #080302); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080204?: #080204 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080204?: The RGB value is 8, 2, 4: 8 red, 2 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080204?: The complementary color is #020806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080204?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.