What color is #080210?

#080210 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080210?

The RGB value is 8, 2, 16: 8 red, 2 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080210?

The complementary color is #0A1002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080210?

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.

#080210 color

#080210 rgb(8, 2, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #080210 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 0.8% green and 6.3% blue (8, 2, 16).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 78% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#080210 color codes

HEX	`#080210`
RGB	`rgb(8, 2, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 0.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 78%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 88%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 88%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.2, 3.66, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.2, 6.32, 305.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.215, 0.132, 0.504)`
Decimal	`524816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080210, 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 #080210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080210 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 #080210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080210; }
.text { color: #080210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 2 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080210, #0f0210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #080210?: #080210 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080210?: The RGB value is 8, 2, 16: 8 red, 2 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080210?: The complementary color is #0A1002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080210?: 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.