What color is #08140C?

#08140C 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 #08140C?

The RGB value is 8, 20, 12: 8 red, 20 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08140C?

The complementary color is #140810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08140C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08140C color

#08140C rgb(8, 20, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #08140C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 7.8% green and 4.7% blue (8, 20, 12).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 43% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#08140C color codes

HEX	`#08140C`
RGB	`rgb(8, 20, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 7.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 43%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 60%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.23, -5.46, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.23, 6.11, 153.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.417, 0.578, 0.437)`
Decimal	`529420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08140C, 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 #08140C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08140C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #08140C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08140c; }
.text { color: #08140c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08140c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 20 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08140c, #081412); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #08140C?: #08140C 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 #08140C?: The RGB value is 8, 20, 12: 8 red, 20 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08140C?: The complementary color is #140810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08140C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.