What color is #000B09?

#000B09 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000B09?

The RGB value is 0, 11, 9: 0 red, 11 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000B09?

The complementary color is #0B0002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000B09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000B09 color

#000B09 rgb(0, 11, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #000B09 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 4.3% green and 3.5% blue (0, 11, 9).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 100% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.97:1).

#000B09 color codes

HEX	`#000B09`
RGB	`rgb(0, 11, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 4.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 100%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 100%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 18%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.34, -3.16, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.34, 3.17, 184.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.169, 0.259, 0.299)`
Decimal	`2825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000B09, 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 #000B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #000B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000b09; }
.text { color: #000b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 11 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000b09, #00070b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #000B09?: #000B09 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000B09?: The RGB value is 0, 11, 9: 0 red, 11 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000B09?: The complementary color is #0B0002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000B09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.