What color is #010509?

#010509 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010509?

The RGB value is 1, 5, 9: 1 red, 5 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010509?

The complementary color is #090501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010509?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010509 color

#010509 rgb(1, 5, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #010509 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 2% green and 3.5% blue (1, 5, 9).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 80% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.45:1).

#010509 color codes

HEX	`#010509`
RGB	`rgb(1, 5, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 80%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 89%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 44%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.22, -0.49, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.22, 1.95, 255.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.116, 0.135, 0.278)`
Decimal	`66825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010509, 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 #010509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #010509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010509; }
.text { color: #010509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 5 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010509, #010109); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #010509?: #010509 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010509?: The RGB value is 1, 5, 9: 1 red, 5 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010509?: The complementary color is #090501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010509?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.