What color is #081412?

#081412 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081412?

The RGB value is 8, 20, 18: 8 red, 20 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081412?

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

Is black or white text better on #081412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081412 color

#081412 rgb(8, 20, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #081412 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 7.8% green and 7.1% blue (8, 20, 18).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 43% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.76:1).

#081412 color codes

HEX	`#081412`
RGB	`rgb(8, 20, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 7.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 43%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 60%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 10%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.38, -4.37, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.38, 4.37, 182.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.459, 0.596, 0.663)`
Decimal	`529426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081412, 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 #081412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	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 #081412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081412; }
.text { color: #081412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 20 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081412, #081014); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081412?: #081412 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081412?: The RGB value is 8, 20, 18: 8 red, 20 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081412?: The complementary color is #14080A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.