What color is #08060E?

#08060E is a black, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #08060E?

The RGB value is 8, 6, 14: 8 red, 6 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08060E?

The complementary color is #0C0E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08060E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08060E color

#08060E rgb(8, 6, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #08060E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 2.4% green and 5.5% blue (8, 6, 14).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 40% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.14:1).

#08060E color codes

HEX	`#08060E`
RGB	`rgb(8, 6, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 2.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 40%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 57%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 57%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.93, 1.7, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.93, 3.47, 299.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.245, 0.214, 0.444)`
Decimal	`525838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08060E, 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 #08060E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08060E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.14:1	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 #08060E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08060e; }
.text { color: #08060e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08060e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 6 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08060e, #0c060e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #08060E?: #08060E is a black, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #08060E?: The RGB value is 8, 6, 14: 8 red, 6 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08060E?: The complementary color is #0C0E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08060E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.