What color is #020A09?

#020A09 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020A09?

The RGB value is 2, 10, 9: 2 red, 10 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020A09?

The complementary color is #0A0203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020A09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020A09 color

#020A09 rgb(2, 10, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #020A09 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 3.9% green and 3.5% blue (2, 10, 9).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 67% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Hole (#010203), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20:1).

#020A09 color codes

HEX	`#020A09`
RGB	`rgb(2, 10, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 3.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 67%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 80%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 10%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.26, -2.23, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.26, 2.26, 189.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.183, 0.25, 0.297)`
Decimal	`133641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020A09, 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 #020A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20:1	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 #020A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020a09; }
.text { color: #020a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 10 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020a09, #02070a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #020A09?: #020A09 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020A09?: The RGB value is 2, 10, 9: 2 red, 10 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020A09?: The complementary color is #0A0203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020A09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.