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#080609 closest to Black Metal

#080609 is a very dark black; the closest named color is Black Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 2.4% green and 3.5% blue (rgb(8, 6, 9)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 20% saturation and 3% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. #080609 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.19:1.

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Variations of #080609

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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#080609 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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#080609 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #080609 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 #060709
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #060709
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #060609
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #060709
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #070609
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #080607
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #080608
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #070707
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #070607

#080609 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.19:1 Super#080609 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.04:1 Very poor#080609 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#080609 in CSS

/* Black Metal */
.color { color: #080609; }
.background { background-color: #080609; }
.border { border: 1px solid #080609; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(8 6 9);
color: hsl(280 20% 3%);
color: oklch(0.127 0.009 315.5);

#080609 FAQ

What color is #080609?

#080609 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Black Metal. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #080609?

#080609 is rgb(8, 6, 9) in RGB, hsl(280, 20%, 3%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 96%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #080609?

The complementary color of #080609 is #070906, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #080609?

White text has the best contrast on #080609: 20.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #080609 a warm or cool color?

#080609 is a neutral color.