#080C06
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #080C06
#080C06 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 3% red, 5% green and 2% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 95% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 3.4); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #0A060C — a black tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #080C06 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 19.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.71:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #080C06
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #080C06 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #080C06?
#080C06 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 3% red, 5% green and 2% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 95% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #080C06?
Use white text. White on #080C06 has a contrast ratio of 19.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #080C06?
Its complementary colour is #0A060C, and analogous partners are #0B0C06 and #060C07.