What color is #080605?

#080605 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080605?

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

What is the complementary color of #080605?

The complementary color is #050708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080605?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080605 color

#080605 rgb(8, 6, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #080605 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.22:1).

#080605 color codes

HEX	`#080605`
RGB	`rgb(8, 6, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 2.4%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 38%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.74, 0.38, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.74, 0.68, 55.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.193, 0.193, 0.171)`
Decimal	`525829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080605, 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 #080605	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080605 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #080605 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080605; }
.text { color: #080605; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080605; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 6 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080605, #080805); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080605?: #080605 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080605?: The RGB value is 8, 6, 5: 8 red, 6 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080605?: The complementary color is #050708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080605?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.