Information about #081517 color

#081517 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#081517 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(8, 21, 23) — 3.1% red, 8.2% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 1 / 0 / 91. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored cyan, #081517 sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aztec (#0D1C19). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Elizabeth Street (#0A1F17) and Very Dark Azure (#11171D).

In RGB terms — rgb(8, 21, 23) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #081517: 18.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #081517 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#081517 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#081517 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #081517

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#081517
  • RGB8, 21, 23
  • CMYK6, 1, 0, 91
  • CSSrgb(8, 21, 23)
  • HSL188°, 48%, 6%
  • HSL Precise188°, 48.387%, 6.078%
  • HSV188°, 65%, 9%
  • HSB188°, 65%, 9%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.082, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.082, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.082, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID081517
  • DECIMAL ID529687
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01