What color is #081C03?

#081C03 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081C03?

The RGB value is 8, 28, 3: 8 red, 28 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081C03?

The complementary color is #17031C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081C03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081C03 color

#081C03 rgb(8, 28, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #081C03 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 11% green and 1.2% blue (8, 28, 3).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 81% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#081C03 color codes

HEX	`#081C03`
RGB	`rgb(8, 28, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 11%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 81%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 89%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 89%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.03, -12.82, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.03, 16.6, 140.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.532, 0.889, 0.23)`
Decimal	`531459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081C03, 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 #081C03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081C03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #081C03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081c03; }
.text { color: #081c03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081c03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 28 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081c03, #031c0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #081C03?: #081C03 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081C03?: The RGB value is 8, 28, 3: 8 red, 28 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081C03?: The complementary color is #17031C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081C03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.