What color is #08312B?

#08312B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #08312B?

The RGB value is 8, 49, 43: 8 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #08312B?

The complementary color is #31080E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08312B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#08312B color

#08312B rgb(8, 49, 43)

Shades of teal

The hex color #08312B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 19.2% green and 16.9% blue (8, 49, 43).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 72% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#08312B color codes

HEX	`#08312B`
RGB	`rgb(8, 49, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 19.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 72%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 84%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 12%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.56, -15.62, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.56, 15.62, 180.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.634, 2.422, 2.666)`
Decimal	`536875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #08312B, 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 #08312B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#08312B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #08312B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08312b; }
.text { color: #08312b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08312b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 49 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08312b, #082231); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #08312B?: #08312B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #08312B?: The RGB value is 8, 49, 43: 8 red, 49 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #08312B?: The complementary color is #31080E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08312B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.