What color is #080D0C?

#080D0C is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Wash. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080D0C?

The RGB value is 8, 13, 12: 8 red, 13 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080D0C?

The complementary color is #0D0809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080D0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080D0C color

#080D0C rgb(8, 13, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #080D0C is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 5.1% green and 4.7% blue (8, 13, 12).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 24% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Black Wash (#0C0C0C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#080D0C color codes

HEX	`#080D0C`
RGB	`rgb(8, 13, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 5.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 38%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 8%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.31, -1.53, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.31, 1.54, 181.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.31, 0.366, 0.402)`
Decimal	`527628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080D0C, 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 #080D0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080D0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #080D0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080d0c; }
.text { color: #080d0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080d0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 13 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080d0c, #080b0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #080D0C?: #080D0C is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Wash. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080D0C?: The RGB value is 8, 13, 12: 8 red, 13 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080D0C?: The complementary color is #0D0809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080D0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.