What color is #080E15?

#080E15 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080E15?

The RGB value is 8, 14, 21: 8 red, 14 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080E15?

The complementary color is #150F08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080E15 color

#080E15 rgb(8, 14, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #080E15 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 5.5% green and 8.2% blue (8, 14, 21).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#080E15 color codes

HEX	`#080E15`
RGB	`rgb(8, 14, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 5.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 62%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 33%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.79, -0.27, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.79, 4.48, 266.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.392, 0.42, 0.77)`
Decimal	`527893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080E15, 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 #080E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #080E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080e15; }
.text { color: #080e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 14 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080e15, #080815); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #080E15?: #080E15 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080E15?: The RGB value is 8, 14, 21: 8 red, 14 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080E15?: The complementary color is #150F08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.