What color is #081F17?

#081F17 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 #081F17?

The RGB value is 8, 31, 23: 8 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081F17?

The complementary color is #1F0810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081F17 color

#081F17 rgb(8, 31, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #081F17 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 12.2% green and 9% blue (8, 31, 23).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 59% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#081F17 color codes

HEX	`#081F17`
RGB	`rgb(8, 31, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 12.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 59%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 74%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 26%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.75, -11.5, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.75, 11.83, 166.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.745, 1.093, 0.982)`
Decimal	`532247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081F17, 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 #081F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #081F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081f17; }
.text { color: #081f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 31 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081f17, #081b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #081F17?: #081F17 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 #081F17?: The RGB value is 8, 31, 23: 8 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081F17?: The complementary color is #1F0810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.