What color is #080506?

#080506 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 #080506?

The RGB value is 8, 5, 6: 8 red, 5 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080506?

The complementary color is #050807, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080506?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080506 color

#080506 rgb(8, 5, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #080506 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 2% green and 2.4% blue (8, 5, 6).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 23% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.3:1).

#080506 color codes

HEX	`#080506`
RGB	`rgb(8, 5, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 23%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 38%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 25%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.57, 0.92, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.57, 0.93, 353.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.187, 0.173, 0.196)`
Decimal	`525574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080506, 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 #080506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.3:1	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 #080506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080506; }
.text { color: #080506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 5 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080506, #080605); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080506?: #080506 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 #080506?: The RGB value is 8, 5, 6: 8 red, 5 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080506?: The complementary color is #050807, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080506?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.