What color is #081818?

#081818 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081818?

The RGB value is 8, 24, 24: 8 red, 24 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081818?

The complementary color is #180808, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081818 color

#081818 rgb(8, 24, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #081818 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 9.4% green and 9.4% blue (8, 24, 24).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 50% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% 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 18.19:1).

#081818 color codes

HEX	`#081818`
RGB	`rgb(8, 24, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 9.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 50%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 67%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.96, -5.78, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.96, 6.13, 199.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.592, 0.771, 0.982)`
Decimal	`530456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081818, 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 #081818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #081818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081818; }
.text { color: #081818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 24 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081818, #081018); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #081818?: #081818 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081818?: The RGB value is 8, 24, 24: 8 red, 24 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081818?: The complementary color is #180808, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.