#0A0800 Color

#0A0800 is rgb(10, 8, 0) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 2%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 96%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoky Black (#100C08), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0A0800

HEX#0A0800

RGBrgb(10, 8, 0)

HSLhsl(48, 100%, 2%)

HSVhsv(48, 100%, 4%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 96%)

OKLCHoklch(13.3% 0.028 101.8)

LABlab(2.18% -0.29 3.24)

LCHlch(2.18% 3.25 95.06)

What #0A0800 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0A0800, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 2.18 Registration Black#000200ΔE 3.25 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 3.25 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 3.3 Vantablack#000100ΔE 3.56 Black#000000ΔE 3.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#0A0800 Channel Values

How #0A0800 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 10 · G 8 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 48° · S 100% · L 2%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 48° · S 100% · V 4%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 100% · K 96%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.05:1 vs white · 1.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0A0800 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With #0A0800

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0A0800; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0A0800

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#0A0800

#0F0C00

#141000

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How #0A0800 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0A0800

Protanopia#080800

Protanomaly#090800

Deuteranopia#090900

Deuteranomaly#090800

Tritanopia#0B0707

Tritanomaly#0B0704

Achromatopsia#080808

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Using #0A0800 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0a0800: #0A0800;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0A0800;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0a0800': '#0A0800' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 0.031, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_0a0800">#0A0800</color>

SVG fillfill="#0A0800"

More Yellow Colors

#0A0800 sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1b1404 fffff5 1f1f00 fffff0 242400 ffffeb 2a2913 ffffe5 2b2003 ffffe0 2c2207 ffffd6 574a00 85850f b29700 cc9933 e0e000 ede6d6 f2eebf f8de7e fcfae8 ffc324 ffed8a fffdeb

#0A0800 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0A0800?

#0A0800 is a darkest yellow — rgb(10, 8, 0) in RGB and hsl(48, 100%, 2%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoky Black (#100C08), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #0A0800?

#0A0800 is rgb(10, 8, 0) — red 10, green 8, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0A0800?

#0A0800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 100%, 96%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0A0800 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0A0800 scores 20.05:1 against white and 1.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0A0800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0A0800 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 3.92, which is very hard to tell apart.

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