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#080503 closest to Liquorice

#080503 is a very dark black; the closest named color is Liquorice. In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 2.0% green and 1.2% blue (rgb(8, 5, 3)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 45% saturation and 2% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 63% yellow and 97% black. #080503 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.32:1.

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Variations of #080503

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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#080503 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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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#080503 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #080503 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #070603
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #060503
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #060503
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #070603
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #070503
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #090404
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #080504
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #050505
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #060505

#080503 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.32:1 Super#080503 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.03:1 Very poor#080503 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#080503 in CSS

/* Liquorice */
.color { color: #080503; }
.background { background-color: #080503; }
.border { border: 1px solid #080503; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(8 5 3);
color: hsl(24 45% 2%);
color: oklch(0.119 0.010 63.1);

#080503 FAQ

What color is #080503?

#080503 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Liquorice. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #080503?

#080503 is rgb(8, 5, 3) in RGB, hsl(24, 45%, 2%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 97%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #080503?

The complementary color of #080503 is #030608, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #080503?

White text has the best contrast on #080503: 20.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #080503 a warm or cool color?

#080503 is a neutral color.