What color is #080B16?

#080B16 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080B16?

The RGB value is 8, 11, 22: 8 red, 11 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080B16?

The complementary color is #161308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080B16 color

#080B16 rgb(8, 11, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #080B16 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 4.3% green and 8.6% blue (8, 11, 22).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 47% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.63:1).

#080B16 color codes

HEX	`#080B16`
RGB	`rgb(8, 11, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 4.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 47%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 64%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 50%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.15, 1.35, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.15, 6.26, 282.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.365, 0.349, 0.807)`
Decimal	`527126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080B16, 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 #080B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #080B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080b16; }
.text { color: #080b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 11 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080b16, #0c0816); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #080B16?: #080B16 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080B16?: The RGB value is 8, 11, 22: 8 red, 11 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080B16?: The complementary color is #161308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.