What color is #09020F?

#09020F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09020F?

The RGB value is 9, 2, 15: 9 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09020F?

The complementary color is #080F02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09020F?

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.

#09020F color

#09020F rgb(9, 2, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #09020F is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 0.8% green and 5.9% blue (9, 2, 15).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 76% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#09020F color codes

HEX	`#09020F`
RGB	`rgb(9, 2, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 0.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 76%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 87%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 87%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.23, 3.74, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.23, 5.89, 309.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.221, 0.136, 0.466)`
Decimal	`590351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09020F, 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 #09020F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09020F 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 #09020F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09020f; }
.text { color: #09020f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09020f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 2 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09020f, #0f020e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #09020F?: #09020F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09020F?: The RGB value is 9, 2, 15: 9 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09020F?: The complementary color is #080F02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09020F?: 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.