What color is #09050B?

#09050B is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09050B?

The RGB value is 9, 5, 11: 9 red, 5 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09050B?

The complementary color is #070B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09050B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09050B color

#09050B rgb(9, 5, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #09050B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 2% green and 4.3% blue (9, 5, 11).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 38% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.23:1).

#09050B color codes

HEX	`#09050B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 5, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 38%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 55%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 55%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.72, 1.88, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.72, 2.68, 314.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.227, 0.191, 0.341)`
Decimal	`591115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09050B, 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 #09050B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09050B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.23:1	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 #09050B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09050b; }
.text { color: #09050b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09050b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 5 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09050b, #0b050a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #09050B?: #09050B is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09050B?: The RGB value is 9, 5, 11: 9 red, 5 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09050B?: The complementary color is #070B05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09050B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.