What color is #080503?

#080503 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080503?

The RGB value is 8, 5, 3: 8 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080503?

The complementary color is #030608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080503?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080503 color

#080503 rgb(8, 5, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #080503 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 2% green and 1.2% blue (8, 5, 3).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 45% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 63% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.32:1).

#080503 color codes

HEX	`#080503`
RGB	`rgb(8, 5, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 45%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 63%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.51, 0.51, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.51, 1.15, 63.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.171, 0.167, 0.109)`
Decimal	`525571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080503, 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 #080503	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080503 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.32:1	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 #080503 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080503; }
.text { color: #080503; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080503; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 5 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080503, #080803); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080503?: #080503 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080503?: The RGB value is 8, 5, 3: 8 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080503?: The complementary color is #030608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080503?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.