What color is #081202?

#081202 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081202?

The RGB value is 8, 18, 2: 8 red, 18 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081202?

The complementary color is #0C0212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081202?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081202 color

#081202 rgb(8, 18, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #081202 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 7.1% green and 0.8% blue (8, 18, 2).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 80% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.13:1).

#081202 color codes

HEX	`#081202`
RGB	`rgb(8, 18, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 7.1%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 80%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 89%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 89%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.41, -5.61, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.41, 7.99, 134.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.327, 0.489, 0.134)`
Decimal	`528898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081202, 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 #081202	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081202 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #081202 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081202; }
.text { color: #081202; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081202; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 18 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081202, #021204); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081202?: #081202 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081202?: The RGB value is 8, 18, 2: 8 red, 18 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081202?: The complementary color is #0C0212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081202?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.