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Recognised as Colour

#080806

  • #080806
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#080806 is a yellow with RGB values 8, 8, 6 and HSL 60°, 14%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#080806#080806
HEX#080806
RGBrgb(8, 8, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0314, 0.0235
RGB percentages3.1%, 3.1%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(60, 14.3%, 2.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 25%, 3.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 25%, 96.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer526,342
CSS custom property--colour: #080806;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness7.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.04:1
Contrast with white20.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#F7F7F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#080806no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#080806no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#080807no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dim grey · ΔE 42.3Gray · ΔE 51.4Slate grey · ΔE 52Dark olivegreen · ΔE 53.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.3, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#060608
Analogous#080706, #070806
Triadic#060808, #080608
Split complementary#060708, #070608
Tetradic#060807, #060608, #080607

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7D7D5D
Lighter +30%#5F5F48
Lighter +20%#424232
Lighter +10%#25251C
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A0A04
Less saturated −25%#070707

Channel breakdown

R8
G8
B6
Red8 (3.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness2.75%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 08 · G 08 · B 06

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