What color is #090412?

#090412 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090412?

The RGB value is 9, 4, 18: 9 red, 4 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090412?

The complementary color is #0D1204, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090412 color

#090412 rgb(9, 4, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #090412 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 1.6% green and 7.1% blue (9, 4, 18).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 64% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.24:1).

#090412 color codes

HEX	`#090412`
RGB	`rgb(9, 4, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 1.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 64%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 78%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 78%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.7, 3.52, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.7, 6.59, 302.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.265, 0.189, 0.595)`
Decimal	`590866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090412, 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 #090412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #090412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090412; }
.text { color: #090412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 4 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090412, #100412); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #090412?: #090412 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090412?: The RGB value is 9, 4, 18: 9 red, 4 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090412?: The complementary color is #0D1204, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.