What color is #090116?

#090116 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090116?

The RGB value is 9, 1, 22: 9 red, 1 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090116?

The complementary color is #0E1601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090116 color

#090116 rgb(9, 1, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #090116 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 0.4% green and 8.6% blue (9, 1, 22).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 91% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.44:1).

#090116 color codes

HEX	`#090116`
RGB	`rgb(9, 1, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 0.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 91%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 95%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 95%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.24, 5.63, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.24, 10.52, 302.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.268, 0.138, 0.771)`
Decimal	`590102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090116, 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 #090116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.44:1	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 #090116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090116; }
.text { color: #090116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 1 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090116, #140116); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #090116?: #090116 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090116?: The RGB value is 9, 1, 22: 9 red, 1 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090116?: The complementary color is #0E1601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.