What color is #090207?

#090207 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090207?

The RGB value is 9, 2, 7: 9 red, 2 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090207?

The complementary color is #020904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090207?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090207 color

#090207 rgb(9, 2, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #090207 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 0.8% green and 2.7% blue (9, 2, 7).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 64% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 22% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.52:1).

#090207 color codes

HEX	`#090207`
RGB	`rgb(9, 2, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 0.8%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 64%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 78%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 22%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.06, 2.53, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.06, 2.82, 333.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.173, 0.117, 0.214)`
Decimal	`590343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090207, 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 #090207	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090207 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	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 #090207 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090207; }
.text { color: #090207; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090207; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 2 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090207, #090204); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #090207?: #090207 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090207?: The RGB value is 9, 2, 7: 9 red, 2 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090207?: The complementary color is #020904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090207?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.