What color is #081434?

#081434 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081434?

The RGB value is 8, 20, 52: 8 red, 20 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081434?

The complementary color is #342808, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081434 color

#081434 rgb(8, 20, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #081434 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 7.8% green and 20.4% blue (8, 20, 52).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 73% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#081434 color codes

HEX	`#081434`
RGB	`rgb(8, 20, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 7.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 73%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 85%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 62%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.22, 8.35, -22.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.22, 24.13, 290.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.97, 0.8, 3.351)`
Decimal	`529460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081434, 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 #081434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #081434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081434; }
.text { color: #081434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 20 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081434, #120834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #081434?: #081434 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081434?: The RGB value is 8, 20, 52: 8 red, 20 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081434?: The complementary color is #342808, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.