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#08090F closest to Narwhal Grey

#08090F is a very dark black; the closest named color is Narwhal Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 3.5% green and 5.9% blue (rgb(8, 9, 15)). Its HSL value is 231° hue, 30% saturation and 5% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black. #08090F is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.88:1.

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Variations of #08090F

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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#08090F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

08090F0F0E08
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Split complementary

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

08090F0F0B080C0F08
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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.

08090F0F0809090F08
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Tetradic

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

08090F0E080F0F0E08090F08
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

08090F0F080C0F0E08080F0B
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#08090F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #08090F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #07090F
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #070A0F
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #08090F
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #07090F
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #07090F
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #070A0B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #08090D
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #090909
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #09090B

#08090F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.88:1 Super#08090F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.06:1 Very poor#08090F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#08090F in CSS

/* Narwhal Grey */
.color { color: #08090F; }
.background { background-color: #08090F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #08090F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(8 9 15);
color: hsl(231 30% 5%);
color: oklch(0.142 0.013 276.5);

#08090F FAQ

What color is #08090F?

#08090F is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Narwhal Grey. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #08090F?

#08090F is rgb(8, 9, 15) in RGB, hsl(231, 30%, 5%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 40%, 0%, 94%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #08090F?

The complementary color of #08090F is #0F0E08, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #08090F?

White text has the best contrast on #08090F: 19.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #08090F a warm or cool color?

#08090F is a neutral color.