What color is #090713?

#090713 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090713?

The RGB value is 9, 7, 19: 9 red, 7 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090713?

The complementary color is #111307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090713?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090713 color

#090713 rgb(9, 7, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #090713 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 2.7% green and 7.5% blue (9, 7, 19).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 46% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.97:1).

#090713 color codes

HEX	`#090713`
RGB	`rgb(9, 7, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 2.7%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 46%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 63%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 63%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.32, 2.53, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.32, 5.86, 295.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.306, 0.257, 0.649)`
Decimal	`591635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090713, 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 #090713	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090713 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #090713 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090713; }
.text { color: #090713; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090713; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 7 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090713, #0f0713); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #090713?: #090713 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090713?: The RGB value is 9, 7, 19: 9 red, 7 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090713?: The complementary color is #111307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090713?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.