What color is #080311?

#080311 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080311?

The RGB value is 8, 3, 17: 8 red, 3 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080311?

The complementary color is #0C1103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080311 color

#080311 rgb(8, 3, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #080311 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 1.2% green and 6.7% blue (8, 3, 17).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 70% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.36:1).

#080311 color codes

HEX	`#080311`
RGB	`rgb(8, 3, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 1.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 70%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 82%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 82%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.42, 3.46, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.42, 6.41, 302.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.234, 0.157, 0.548)`
Decimal	`525073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080311, 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 #080311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.36:1	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 #080311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080311; }
.text { color: #080311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 3 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080311, #0f0311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #080311?: #080311 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080311?: The RGB value is 8, 3, 17: 8 red, 3 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080311?: The complementary color is #0C1103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.