What color is #081514?

#081514 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081514?

The RGB value is 8, 21, 20: 8 red, 21 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081514?

The complementary color is #150809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081514 color

#081514 rgb(8, 21, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #081514 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 8.2% green and 7.8% blue (8, 21, 20).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.62:1).

#081514 color codes

HEX	`#081514`
RGB	`rgb(8, 21, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 8.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 62%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 5%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.77, -4.6, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.77, 4.69, 191.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.495, 0.638, 0.759)`
Decimal	`529684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081514, 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 #081514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #081514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081514; }
.text { color: #081514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 21 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081514, #080f15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #081514?: #081514 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081514?: The RGB value is 8, 21, 20: 8 red, 21 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081514?: The complementary color is #150809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.