What color is #081C1E?

#081C1E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081C1E?

The RGB value is 8, 28, 30: 8 red, 28 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081C1E?

The complementary color is #1E0A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081C1E color

#081C1E rgb(8, 28, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #081C1E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 11% green and 11.8% blue (8, 28, 30).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 58% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#081C1E color codes

HEX	`#081C1E`
RGB	`rgb(8, 28, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 11%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 58%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 73%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 7%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.79, -7.17, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.79, 8.14, 208.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.75, 0.976, 1.377)`
Decimal	`531486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081C1E, 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 #081C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #081C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081c1e; }
.text { color: #081c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 28 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081c1e, #08111e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #081C1E?: #081C1E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081C1E?: The RGB value is 8, 28, 30: 8 red, 28 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081C1E?: The complementary color is #1E0A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.