What color is #081507?

#081507 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081507?

The RGB value is 8, 21, 7: 8 red, 21 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081507?

The complementary color is #140715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081507?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081507 color

#081507 rgb(8, 21, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #081507 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 8.2% green and 2.7% blue (8, 21, 7).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 50% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#081507 color codes

HEX	`#081507`
RGB	`rgb(8, 21, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 8.2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 50%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 67%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 67%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.45, -6.83, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.45, 8.56, 142.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.407, 0.603, 0.296)`
Decimal	`529671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081507, 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 #081507	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081507 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #081507 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081507; }
.text { color: #081507; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081507; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 21 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081507, #07150d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081507?: #081507 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081507?: The RGB value is 8, 21, 7: 8 red, 21 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081507?: The complementary color is #140715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081507?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.