What color is #081F16?

#081F16 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081F16?

The RGB value is 8, 31, 22: 8 red, 31 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081F16?

The complementary color is #1F0811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081F16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081F16 color

#081F16 rgb(8, 31, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #081F16 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 12.2% green and 8.6% blue (8, 31, 22).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 59% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#081F16 color codes

HEX	`#081F16`
RGB	`rgb(8, 31, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 12.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 59%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 74%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 29%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.72, -11.77, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.72, 12.27, 163.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.735, 1.089, 0.93)`
Decimal	`532246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081F16, 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 #081F16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081F16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #081F16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081f16; }
.text { color: #081f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081f16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 31 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081f16, #081d1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #081F16?: #081F16 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081F16?: The RGB value is 8, 31, 22: 8 red, 31 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081F16?: The complementary color is #1F0811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081F16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.