What color is #081F1C?

#081F1C is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #081F1C?

The RGB value is 8, 31, 28: 8 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #081F1C?

The complementary color is #1F080B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #081F1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#081F1C color

#081F1C rgb(8, 31, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #081F1C is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 12.2% green and 11% blue (8, 31, 28).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 59% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.17:1).

#081F1C color codes

HEX	`#081F1C`
RGB	`rgb(8, 31, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 12.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 59%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 74%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 10%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.92, -9.99, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.92, 10.02, 183.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.8, 1.115, 1.272)`
Decimal	`532252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #081F1C, 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 #081F1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#081F1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.17:1	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 #081F1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #081f1c; }
.text { color: #081f1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #081f1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 31 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #081f1c, #08171f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #081F1C?: #081F1C is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #081F1C?: The RGB value is 8, 31, 28: 8 red, 31 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #081F1C?: The complementary color is #1F080B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #081F1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.