Close to Midnight
#080021
#080021 is a near-black neutral, close to the color Midnight. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 0% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #080021.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
20.34:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.03:1 FailThis color as text on white
20.34:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.03:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #080021 as they’d see it.
#080021 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #080021
What color is #080021?
#080021 is a near-black neutral, close to the color Midnight. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 0% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #080021 in RGB?
#080021 is rgb(8, 0, 33): 8 red, 0 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #080021 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(76, 100, 0, 87). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #080021?
PANTONE 296 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #080021?
Its complement #030700 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.