What color is #080302?

#080302 is a black, closest to the named color Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080302?

The RGB value is 8, 3, 2: 8 red, 3 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080302?

The complementary color is #020708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080302?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080302 color

#080302 rgb(8, 3, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #080302 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 1.2% green and 0.8% blue (8, 3, 2).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 60% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 75% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Liquorice (#0A0502), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.5:1).

#080302 color codes

HEX	`#080302`
RGB	`rgb(8, 3, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 1.2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 60%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 75%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 75%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.09, 1.17, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.09, 1.44, 35.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.144, 0.121, 0.073)`
Decimal	`525058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080302, 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 #080302	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080302 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.5:1	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 #080302 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080302; }
.text { color: #080302; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080302; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 3 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080302, #080602); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080302?: #080302 is a black, closest to the named color Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080302?: The RGB value is 8, 3, 2: 8 red, 3 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080302?: The complementary color is #020708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080302?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.