Information about Vampire Black color

#080808 - Vampire Black color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#080808, known as "Vampire Black", falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(8, 8, 8) — 3.1% red, 3.1% green, 3.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 97. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#080808 is a softly muted deep charcoal that sits very close to black. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Night (#0C090A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir (#0B0B0B) and Fashion Black (#060403).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (8 each), placing #080808 exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #080808: 20.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:97), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Vampire Black" in the Register.

Vampire Black color variations

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

Vampire Black color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Vampire Black

#080808
#393939

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#6A6A6A

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#9C9C9C

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Very Light Grey

#CDCDCD
White

#FFFFFF

Vampire Black color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Vampire Black

#080808
#060606

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#040404

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#030303

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#010101

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Black

#000000

Vampire Black color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Vampire Black

#080808
#1F1F1F

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#373737

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#4F4F4F

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Granite Gray

#676767
Grey

#808080

Vampire Black color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#080808
#070707

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#070707

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Vampire Black 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
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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
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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
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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
#080808
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
#080808
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Nearest named colors to Vampire Black

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Night color link
Night

#0C090A

Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir color link
Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir

#0B0B0B

Black Eyes color link
Black Eyes

#0B0802

Fashion Black color link
Fashion Black

#060403

Contract Leather color link
Contract Leather

#0C0C0C

Almost Black color link
Almost Black

#070D0D

Luxury Black color link
Luxury Black

#060D0D

Marshland color link
Marshland

#0B0F08

Smoky Black color link
Smoky Black

#100C08

Nicalis Black color link
Nicalis Black

#080000

Asphalt color link
Asphalt

#130A06

Katerina Mood color link
Katerina Mood

#031205

Vampire Black color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#080808
  • RGB8, 8, 8
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 97
  • CSSrgb(8, 8, 8)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 3%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 3.137%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 3%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 3%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.031, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.031, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.031, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID080808
  • DECIMAL ID526344
  • Name Length13
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