#08050A
Black · very dark neutral
About #08050A
#08050A is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 3% red, 2% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Black (ΔE 2.7); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #070A05 — a black tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #08050A for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 20.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (20.26:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #08050A?
#08050A is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 3% red, 2% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #08050A?
Use white text. White on #08050A has a contrast ratio of 20.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #08050A?
Its complementary colour is #070A05, and analogous partners are #05050A and #0A050A.