What color is #010A09?

#010A09 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010A09?

The RGB value is 1, 10, 9: 1 red, 10 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010A09?

The complementary color is #0A0102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010A09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010A09 color

#010A09 rgb(1, 10, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #010A09 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 3.9% green and 3.5% blue (1, 10, 9).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 82% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Hole (#010203), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.03:1).

#010A09 color codes

HEX	`#010A09`
RGB	`rgb(1, 10, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 3.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 82%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 90%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 10%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.2, -2.49, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.2, 2.53, 190.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.17, 0.243, 0.296)`
Decimal	`68105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010A09, 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 #010A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.03:1	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 #010A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010a09; }
.text { color: #010a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 10 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010a09, #01060a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #010A09?: #010A09 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010A09?: The RGB value is 1, 10, 9: 1 red, 10 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010A09?: The complementary color is #0A0102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010A09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.