What color is #08020F?

#08020F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #08020F?

The RGB value is 8, 2, 15: 8 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08020F?

The complementary color is #090F02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08020F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08020F color

#08020F rgb(8, 2, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #08020F is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 0.8% green and 5.9% blue (8, 2, 15).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 76% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.47:1).

#08020F color codes

HEX	`#08020F`
RGB	`rgb(8, 2, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 0.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 76%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 87%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 87%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.17, 3.48, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.17, 5.8, 306.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.208, 0.13, 0.466)`
Decimal	`524815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08020F, 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 #08020F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08020F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.47:1	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 #08020F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08020f; }
.text { color: #08020f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08020f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 2 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08020f, #0e020f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #08020F?: #08020F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #08020F?: The RGB value is 8, 2, 15: 8 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08020F?: The complementary color is #090F02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08020F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.