What color is #090524?

#090524 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090524?

The RGB value is 9, 5, 36: 9 red, 5 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090524?

The complementary color is #202405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090524?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090524 color

#090524 rgb(9, 5, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #090524 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 2% green and 14.1% blue (9, 5, 36).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 76% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.83:1).

#090524 color codes

HEX	`#090524`
RGB	`rgb(9, 5, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 76%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 86%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 86%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.66, 8.43, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.66, 19.72, 295.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.485, 0.294, 1.7)`
Decimal	`591140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090524, 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 #090524	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090524 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #090524 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090524; }
.text { color: #090524; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090524; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 5 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090524, #180524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #090524?: #090524 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090524?: The RGB value is 9, 5, 36: 9 red, 5 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090524?: The complementary color is #202405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090524?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.