What color is #08230A?

#08230A 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 #08230A?

The RGB value is 8, 35, 10: 8 red, 35 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08230A?

The complementary color is #230821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08230A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08230A color

#08230A rgb(8, 35, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #08230A is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 13.7% green and 3.9% blue (8, 35, 10).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 63% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#08230A color codes

HEX	`#08230A`
RGB	`rgb(8, 35, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 13.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 63%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 77%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 71%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.1, -16.89, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.1, 20.77, 144.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.756, 1.276, 0.493)`
Decimal	`533258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08230A, 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 #08230A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08230A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #08230A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08230a; }
.text { color: #08230a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08230a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 35 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08230a, #082318); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #08230A?: #08230A 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 #08230A?: The RGB value is 8, 35, 10: 8 red, 35 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08230A?: The complementary color is #230821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08230A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.