What color is #081840?

#081840 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081840?

The RGB value is 8, 24, 64: 8 red, 24 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081840?

The complementary color is #403008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081840 color

#081840 rgb(8, 24, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #081840 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 9.4% green and 25.1% blue (8, 24, 64).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 78% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#081840 color codes

HEX	`#081840`
RGB	`rgb(8, 24, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 9.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 78%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 88%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 63%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.6, 10.8, -27.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.6, 29.46, 291.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.352, 1.075, 4.986)`
Decimal	`530496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081840, 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 #081840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #081840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081840; }
.text { color: #081840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 24 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081840, #140840); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #081840?: #081840 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081840?: The RGB value is 8, 24, 64: 8 red, 24 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081840?: The complementary color is #403008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.