What color is #081702?

#081702 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 #081702?

The RGB value is 8, 23, 2: 8 red, 23 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081702?

The complementary color is #110217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081702?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081702 color

#081702 rgb(8, 23, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #081702 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 9% green and 0.8% blue (8, 23, 2).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 84% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#081702 color codes

HEX	`#081702`
RGB	`rgb(8, 23, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 84%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 91%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 91%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.04, -8.94, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.04, 12.04, 137.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.417, 0.669, 0.165)`
Decimal	`530178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081702, 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 #081702	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081702 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	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 #081702 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081702; }
.text { color: #081702; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081702; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 23 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081702, #021707); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081702?: #081702 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 #081702?: The RGB value is 8, 23, 2: 8 red, 23 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081702?: The complementary color is #110217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081702?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.