What color is #090209?

#090209 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090209?

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

What is the complementary color of #090209?

The complementary color is #020902, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090209?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090209 color

#090209 rgb(9, 2, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #090209 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 64% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.5:1).

#090209 color codes

HEX	`#090209`
RGB	`rgb(9, 2, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 0.8%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 64%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 78%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.1, 2.8, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.1, 3.45, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.184, 0.121, 0.272)`
Decimal	`590345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090209, 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 #090209	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090209 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.5:1	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 #090209 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090209; }
.text { color: #090209; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090209; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 2 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090209, #090206); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #090209?: #090209 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090209?: The RGB value is 9, 2, 9: 9 red, 2 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090209?: The complementary color is #020902, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090209?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.