What color is #081C15?

#081C15 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081C15?

The RGB value is 8, 28, 21: 8 red, 28 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081C15?

The complementary color is #1C080F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081C15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081C15 color

#081C15 rgb(8, 28, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #081C15 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 11% green and 8.2% blue (8, 28, 21).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 56% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#081C15 color codes

HEX	`#081C15`
RGB	`rgb(8, 28, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 11%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 56%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 71%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 25%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.45, -9.76, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.45, 10.03, 166.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.651, 0.936, 0.856)`
Decimal	`531477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081C15, 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 #081C15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081C15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #081C15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081c15; }
.text { color: #081c15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081c15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 28 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081c15, #08191c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #081C15?: #081C15 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081C15?: The RGB value is 8, 28, 21: 8 red, 28 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081C15?: The complementary color is #1C080F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081C15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.