What color is #081B36?

#081B36 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081B36?

The RGB value is 8, 27, 54: 8 red, 27 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081B36?

The complementary color is #362308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081B36 color

#081B36 rgb(8, 27, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #081B36 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 10.6% green and 21.2% blue (8, 27, 54).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 74% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Naval Night (#011C39), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#081B36 color codes

HEX	`#081B36`
RGB	`rgb(8, 27, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 10.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 74%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 85%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 50%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.81, 3.78, -19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.81, 20.29, 280.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.158, 1.102, 3.641)`
Decimal	`531254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081B36, 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 #081B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #081B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081b36; }
.text { color: #081b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 27 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081b36, #0c0836); }

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Questions

What color is #081B36?: #081B36 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081B36?: The RGB value is 8, 27, 54: 8 red, 27 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081B36?: The complementary color is #362308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.