What color is #080811?

#080811 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080811?

The RGB value is 8, 8, 17: 8 red, 8 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080811?

The complementary color is #111108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080811 color

#080811 rgb(8, 8, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #080811 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 3.1% green and 6.7% blue (8, 8, 17).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 36% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.94:1).

#080811 color codes

HEX	`#080811`
RGB	`rgb(8, 8, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 3.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 36%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 53%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 53%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.4, 1.46, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.4, 4.22, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.288, 0.266, 0.566)`
Decimal	`526353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080811, 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 #080811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #080811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080811; }
.text { color: #080811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 8 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080811, #0d0811); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080811?: #080811 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080811?: The RGB value is 8, 8, 17: 8 red, 8 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080811?: The complementary color is #111108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.