What color is #081D0C?

#081D0C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081D0C?

The RGB value is 8, 29, 12: 8 red, 29 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081D0C?

The complementary color is #1D0819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081D0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081D0C color

#081D0C rgb(8, 29, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #081D0C is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 11.4% green and 4.7% blue (8, 29, 12).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 57% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#081D0C color codes

HEX	`#081D0C`
RGB	`rgb(8, 29, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 11.4%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 57%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 72%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 59%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.63, -12.37, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.63, 14.58, 148.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.606, 0.957, 0.501)`
Decimal	`531724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081D0C, 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 #081D0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081D0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #081D0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081d0c; }
.text { color: #081d0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081d0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 29 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081d0c, #081d17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #081D0C?: #081D0C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081D0C?: The RGB value is 8, 29, 12: 8 red, 29 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081D0C?: The complementary color is #1D0819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081D0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.