What color is #001409?

#001409 is a black, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001409?

The RGB value is 0, 20, 9: 0 red, 20 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001409?

The complementary color is #14000B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001409?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001409 color

#001409 rgb(0, 20, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #001409 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.8% green and 3.5% blue (0, 20, 9).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#001409 color codes

HEX	`#001409`
RGB	`rgb(0, 20, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.8%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 100%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 55%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.7, -7.98, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.7, 8.6, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.299, 0.52, 0.343)`
Decimal	`5129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001409, 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 #001409	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001409 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #001409 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001409; }
.text { color: #001409; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001409; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 20 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001409, #001413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #001409?: #001409 is a black, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001409?: The RGB value is 0, 20, 9: 0 red, 20 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001409?: The complementary color is #14000B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001409?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.