What color is #080A11?

#080A11 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 #080A11?

The RGB value is 8, 10, 17: 8 red, 10 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080A11?

The complementary color is #110F08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080A11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080A11 color

#080A11 rgb(8, 10, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #080A11 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 3.9% green and 6.7% blue (8, 10, 17).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 36% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.78:1).

#080A11 color codes

HEX	`#080A11`
RGB	`rgb(8, 10, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 3.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 36%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 53%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 41%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.79, 0.65, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.79, 3.45, 280.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.31, 0.309, 0.574)`
Decimal	`526865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080A11, 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 #080A11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080A11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #080A11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080a11; }
.text { color: #080a11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080a11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 10 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080a11, #0a0811); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #080A11?: #080A11 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 #080A11?: The RGB value is 8, 10, 17: 8 red, 10 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080A11?: The complementary color is #110F08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080A11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.