What color is #011809?

#011809 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #011809?

The RGB value is 1, 24, 9: 1 red, 24 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #011809?

The complementary color is #180110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #011809?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#011809 color

#011809 rgb(1, 24, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #011809 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 9.4% green and 3.5% blue (1, 24, 9).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 92% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#011809 color codes

HEX	`#011809`
RGB	`rgb(1, 24, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 9.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 92%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 96%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 0%, 63%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.14, -10.54, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.14, 11.8, 153.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.388, 0.679, 0.369)`
Decimal	`71689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #011809, 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 #011809	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#011809 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #011809 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #011809; }
.text { color: #011809; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011809; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 24 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #011809, #011814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #011809?: #011809 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #011809?: The RGB value is 1, 24, 9: 1 red, 24 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #011809?: The complementary color is #180110, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #011809?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.