What color is #080609?

#080609 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 #080609?

The RGB value is 8, 6, 9: 8 red, 6 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080609?

The complementary color is #070906, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080609?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080609 color

#080609 rgb(8, 6, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #080609 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 2.4% green and 3.5% blue (8, 6, 9).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 20% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.19:1).

#080609 color codes

HEX	`#080609`
RGB	`rgb(8, 6, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 2.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 20%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 33%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.82, 0.94, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.82, 1.34, 314.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.215, 0.202, 0.286)`
Decimal	`525833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080609, 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 #080609	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080609 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.19:1	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 #080609 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080609; }
.text { color: #080609; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080609; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 6 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080609, #090608); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #080609?: #080609 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 #080609?: The RGB value is 8, 6, 9: 8 red, 6 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080609?: The complementary color is #070906, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080609?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.