What color is #081003?

#081003 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081003?

The RGB value is 8, 16, 3: 8 red, 16 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081003?

The complementary color is #0B0310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081003?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081003 color

#081003 rgb(8, 16, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #081003 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 6.3% green and 1.2% blue (8, 16, 3).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 68% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#081003 color codes

HEX	`#081003`
RGB	`rgb(8, 16, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 6.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 68%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 81%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 81%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.87, -4.33, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.87, 6.24, 133.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.302, 0.429, 0.153)`
Decimal	`528387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081003, 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 #081003	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081003 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #081003 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081003; }
.text { color: #081003; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081003; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 16 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081003, #031004); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081003?: #081003 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081003?: The RGB value is 8, 16, 3: 8 red, 16 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081003?: The complementary color is #0B0310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081003?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.