What color is #081B31?

#081B31 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 #081B31?

The RGB value is 8, 27, 49: 8 red, 27 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081B31?

The complementary color is #311E08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081B31 color

#081B31 rgb(8, 27, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #081B31 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 10.6% green and 19.2% blue (8, 27, 49).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 72% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#081B31 color codes

HEX	`#081B31`
RGB	`rgb(8, 27, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 10.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 72%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 84%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 45%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.46, 1.49, -16.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.46, 16.94, 275.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.046, 1.057, 3.054)`
Decimal	`531249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081B31, 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 #081B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #081B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081b31; }
.text { color: #081b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 27 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081b31, #0a0831); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #081B31?: #081B31 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 #081B31?: The RGB value is 8, 27, 49: 8 red, 27 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081B31?: The complementary color is #311E08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.