What color is #01090C?

#01090C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #01090C?

The RGB value is 1, 9, 12: 1 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #01090C?

The complementary color is #0C0401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01090C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#01090C color

#01090C rgb(1, 9, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #01090C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 3.5% green and 4.7% blue (1, 9, 12).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 85% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.08:1).

#01090C color codes

HEX	`#01090C`
RGB	`rgb(1, 9, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 3.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 85%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 92%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 25%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.06, -1.66, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.06, 2.53, 229.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.177, 0.228, 0.383)`
Decimal	`67852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #01090C, 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 #01090C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#01090C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.08:1	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 #01090C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01090c; }
.text { color: #01090c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01090c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 9 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01090c, #01030c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #01090C?: #01090C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #01090C?: The RGB value is 1, 9, 12: 1 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #01090C?: The complementary color is #0C0401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01090C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.