What color is #081700?

#081700 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081700?

The RGB value is 8, 23, 0: 8 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081700?

The complementary color is #0F0017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081700 color

#081700 rgb(8, 23, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #081700 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 9% green and 0% blue (8, 23, 0).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#081700 color codes

HEX	`#081700`
RGB	`rgb(8, 23, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6, -9.22, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6, 12.76, 136.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.407, 0.664, 0.107)`
Decimal	`530176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081700, 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 #081700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #081700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081700; }
.text { color: #081700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 23 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081700, #001703); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081700?: #081700 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081700?: The RGB value is 8, 23, 0: 8 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081700?: The complementary color is #0F0017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.