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#080905

Black · very dark neutral

About #080905

#080905 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 3% red, 4% green and 2% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 96% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is virtually identical to Black (ΔE 2.8), with Onyx the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #060509 (black), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 19.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.97:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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CSS
Red8
Green9
Blue5

Closest named colours

Black
#000000 · ΔE 2.8
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 3.2
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 15.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #080905

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on black #080905.
19.97:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on black #080905.
1.05:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #080905 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#080905
Protanopia (no red cones)
#0A0805
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#0A0905
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#080808

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #080905?

#080905 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 3% red, 4% green and 2% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 96% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #080905?

Use white text. White on #080905 has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #080905?

Its complementary colour is #060509, and analogous partners are #090805 and #060905.