What color is #091101?

#091101 is a black known as Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Memorial Black?

The RGB value is 9, 17, 1: 9 red, 17 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Memorial Black?

The complementary color is #090111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Memorial Black color: hex code #091101

#091101 rgb(9, 17, 1)

Shades of black

Memorial Black has the hex code #091101. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 6.7% green and 0.4% blue (9, 17, 1).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.23:1).

Memorial Black (#091101) color codes

HEX	`#091101`
RGB	`rgb(9, 17, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 6.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 94%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.17, -4.9, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.17, 7.55, 130.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.319, 0.461, 0.101)`
Decimal	`594177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Memorial Black, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #091101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #091101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091101; }
.text { color: #091101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 17 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091101, #011101); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #091101 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #091101?: #091101 is a black known as Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Memorial Black?: The RGB value is 9, 17, 1: 9 red, 17 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Memorial Black?: The complementary color is #090111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.