What color is #081312?

#081312 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081312?

The RGB value is 8, 19, 18: 8 red, 19 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081312?

The complementary color is #130809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081312?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081312 color

#081312 rgb(8, 19, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #081312 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 7.5% green and 7.1% blue (8, 19, 18).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

#081312 color codes

HEX	`#081312`
RGB	`rgb(8, 19, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 7.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 58%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 5%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.07, -3.73, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.07, 3.79, 190.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.442, 0.561, 0.657)`
Decimal	`529170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081312, 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 #081312	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081312 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #081312 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081312; }
.text { color: #081312; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081312; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 19 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081312, #080f13); }

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Questions

What color is #081312?: #081312 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081312?: The RGB value is 8, 19, 18: 8 red, 19 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081312?: The complementary color is #130809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081312?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.