What color is #080B19?

#080B19 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080B19?

The RGB value is 8, 11, 25: 8 red, 11 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080B19?

The complementary color is #191608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080B19 color

#080B19 rgb(8, 11, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #080B19 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 4.3% green and 9.8% blue (8, 11, 25).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 52% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.59:1).

#080B19 color codes

HEX	`#080B19`
RGB	`rgb(8, 11, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 4.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 52%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 68%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 56%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.26, 2.13, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.26, 8.5, 284.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.395, 0.361, 0.968)`
Decimal	`527129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080B19, 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 #080B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.59:1	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 #080B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080b19; }
.text { color: #080b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 11 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080b19, #0e0819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #080B19?: #080B19 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080B19?: The RGB value is 8, 11, 25: 8 red, 11 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080B19?: The complementary color is #191608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.