What color is #081527?

#081527 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081527?

The RGB value is 8, 21, 39: 8 red, 21 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081527?

The complementary color is #271A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081527 color

#081527 rgb(8, 21, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #081527 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 8.2% green and 15.3% blue (8, 21, 39).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 66% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#081527 color codes

HEX	`#081527`
RGB	`rgb(8, 21, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 8.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 66%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 79%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 46%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.63, 1.49, -13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.63, 14.02, 276.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.734, 0.734, 2.022)`
Decimal	`529703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081527, 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 #081527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #081527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081527; }
.text { color: #081527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 21 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081527, #0b0827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #081527?: #081527 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081527?: The RGB value is 8, 21, 39: 8 red, 21 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081527?: The complementary color is #271A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.