What color is #08030A?

#08030A is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #08030A?

The RGB value is 8, 3, 10: 8 red, 3 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08030A?

The complementary color is #050A03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08030A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08030A color

#08030A rgb(8, 3, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #08030A is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 1.2% green and 3.9% blue (8, 3, 10).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 54% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.43:1).

#08030A color codes

HEX	`#08030A`
RGB	`rgb(8, 3, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 1.2%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 54%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 70%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 70%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.25, 2.28, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.25, 3.16, 316.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.187, 0.139, 0.304)`
Decimal	`525066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08030A, 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 #08030A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08030A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.43:1	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 #08030A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08030a; }
.text { color: #08030a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08030a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 3 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08030a, #0a0308); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #08030A?: #08030A is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #08030A?: The RGB value is 8, 3, 10: 8 red, 3 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08030A?: The complementary color is #050A03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08030A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.