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#08040E closest to Obsidian Shard

#08040E is a very dark black; the closest named color is Obsidian Shard. In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 1.6% green and 5.5% blue (rgb(8, 4, 14)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 56% saturation and 4% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black. #08040E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.31:1.

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Variations of #08040E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#08040E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

08040E0A0E04
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#08040E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #08040E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #03060E
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #02050E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #04050E
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #03060E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #05050E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #070507
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #08050B
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #060606
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #060508

#08040E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.31:1 Super#08040E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.03:1 Very poor#08040E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#08040E in CSS

/* Obsidian Shard */
.color { color: #08040E; }
.background { background-color: #08040E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #08040E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(8 4 14);
color: hsl(264 56% 4%);
color: oklch(0.122 0.027 304.5);

#08040E FAQ

What color is #08040E?

#08040E is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #08040E?

#08040E is rgb(8, 4, 14) in RGB, hsl(264, 56%, 4%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 71%, 0%, 95%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #08040E?

The complementary color of #08040E is #0A0E04, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #08040E?

White text has the best contrast on #08040E: 20.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #08040E a warm or cool color?

#08040E is a neutral color.