What color is #080C0C?

#080C0C is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080C0C?

The RGB value is 8, 12, 12: 8 red, 12 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080C0C?

The complementary color is #0C0808, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080C0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080C0C color

#080C0C rgb(8, 12, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #080C0C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 4.7% green and 4.7% blue (8, 12, 12).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Raven (#0B0B0B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.66:1).

#080C0C color codes

HEX	`#080C0C`
RGB	`rgb(8, 12, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 4.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 33%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.08, -1.08, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.08, 1.14, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.298, 0.341, 0.398)`
Decimal	`527372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080C0C, 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 #080C0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080C0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.66:1	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 #080C0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080c0c; }
.text { color: #080c0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080c0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 12 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080c0c, #080a0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080C0C?: #080C0C is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080C0C?: The RGB value is 8, 12, 12: 8 red, 12 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080C0C?: The complementary color is #0C0808, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080C0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.