What color is #08120B?

#08120B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #08120B?

The RGB value is 8, 18, 11: 8 red, 18 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08120B?

The complementary color is #12080F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08120B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08120B color

#08120B rgb(8, 18, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #08120B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 7.1% green and 4.3% blue (8, 18, 11).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 38% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

#08120B color codes

HEX	`#08120B`
RGB	`rgb(8, 18, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 7.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 38%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 56%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 39%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.59, -4.36, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.59, 4.91, 152.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.377, 0.508, 0.395)`
Decimal	`528907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08120B, 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 #08120B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08120B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	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 #08120B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08120b; }
.text { color: #08120b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08120b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 18 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08120b, #081210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #08120B?: #08120B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #08120B?: The RGB value is 8, 18, 11: 8 red, 18 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08120B?: The complementary color is #12080F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08120B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.