What color is #080A00?

#080A00 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080A00?

The RGB value is 8, 10, 0: 8 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080A00?

The complementary color is #02000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080A00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080A00 color

#080A00 rgb(8, 10, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #080A00 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 3.9% green and 0% blue (8, 10, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.93:1).

#080A00 color codes

HEX	`#080A00`
RGB	`rgb(8, 10, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 3.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 100%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.43, -1.91, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.43, 4.08, 117.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.209, 0.269, 0.041)`
Decimal	`526848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080A00, 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 #080A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.93:1	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 #080A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080a00; }
.text { color: #080a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 10 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080a00, #030a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080A00?: #080A00 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080A00?: The RGB value is 8, 10, 0: 8 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080A00?: The complementary color is #02000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080A00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.