What color is #09030F?

#09030F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09030F?

The RGB value is 9, 3, 15: 9 red, 3 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09030F?

The complementary color is #090F03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09030F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09030F color

#09030F rgb(9, 3, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #09030F is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 1.2% green and 5.9% blue (9, 3, 15).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 67% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.36:1).

#09030F color codes

HEX	`#09030F`
RGB	`rgb(9, 3, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 1.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 67%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 80%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 80%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.42, 3.34, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.42, 5.42, 308.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.231, 0.158, 0.47)`
Decimal	`590607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09030F, 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 #09030F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09030F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.36:1	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 #09030F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09030f; }
.text { color: #09030f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09030f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 3 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09030f, #0f030f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #09030F?: #09030F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09030F?: The RGB value is 9, 3, 15: 9 red, 3 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09030F?: The complementary color is #090F03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09030F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.