What color is #08140D?

#08140D 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 #08140D?

The RGB value is 8, 20, 13: 8 red, 20 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08140D?

The complementary color is #14080F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08140D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08140D color

#08140D rgb(8, 20, 13)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 7.8% green and 5.1% blue (8, 20, 13).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 43% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% 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 18.81:1).

#08140D color codes

HEX	`#08140D`
RGB	`rgb(8, 20, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 7.8%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 43%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 60%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 35%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.25, -5.3, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.25, 5.78, 156.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.423, 0.581, 0.471)`
Decimal	`529421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08140D, 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 #08140D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08140D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #08140D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08140d; }
.text { color: #08140d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08140d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 20 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08140d, #081413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #08140D?: #08140D 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 #08140D?: The RGB value is 8, 20, 13: 8 red, 20 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08140D?: The complementary color is #14080F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08140D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.