What color is #080902?

#080902 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080902?

The RGB value is 8, 9, 2: 8 red, 9 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080902?

The complementary color is #030209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080902?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080902 color

#080902 rgb(8, 9, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #080902 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 3.5% green and 0.8% blue (8, 9, 2).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 64% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.99:1).

#080902 color codes

HEX	`#080902`
RGB	`rgb(8, 9, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 3.5%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 64%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 78%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 78%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.27, -1.23, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.27, 2.84, 115.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.209, 0.251, 0.095)`
Decimal	`526594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080902, 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 #080902	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080902 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.99:1	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 #080902 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080902; }
.text { color: #080902; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080902; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 9 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080902, #050902); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080902?: #080902 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080902?: The RGB value is 8, 9, 2: 8 red, 9 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080902?: The complementary color is #030209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080902?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.