What color is #081C1B?

#081C1B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081C1B?

The RGB value is 8, 28, 27: 8 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081C1B?

The complementary color is #1C0809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081C1B color

#081C1B rgb(8, 28, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #081C1B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 11% green and 10.6% blue (8, 28, 27).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 56% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#081C1B color codes

HEX	`#081C1B`
RGB	`rgb(8, 28, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 11%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 56%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 71%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 4%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.66, -8.13, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.66, 8.33, 192.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.713, 0.961, 1.185)`
Decimal	`531483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081C1B, 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 #081C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #081C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081c1b; }
.text { color: #081c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 28 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081c1b, #08131c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #081C1B?: #081C1B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081C1B?: The RGB value is 8, 28, 27: 8 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081C1B?: The complementary color is #1C0809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.