What color is #081E20?

#081E20 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 #081E20?

The RGB value is 8, 30, 32: 8 red, 30 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081E20?

The complementary color is #200A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081E20 color

#081E20 rgb(8, 30, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #081E20 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 11.8% green and 12.5% blue (8, 30, 32).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 60% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#081E20 color codes

HEX	`#081E20`
RGB	`rgb(8, 30, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 11.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 60%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 75%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 6%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.68, -7.91, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.68, 8.87, 206.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.825, 1.084, 1.532)`
Decimal	`532000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081E20, 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 #081E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #081E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081e20; }
.text { color: #081e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 30 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081e20, #081220); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #081E20?: #081E20 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 #081E20?: The RGB value is 8, 30, 32: 8 red, 30 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081E20?: The complementary color is #200A08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.