What color is #09080B?

#09080B 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 #09080B?

The RGB value is 9, 8, 11: 9 red, 8 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09080B?

The complementary color is #0A0B08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09080B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09080B color

#09080B rgb(9, 8, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #09080B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 3.1% green and 4.3% blue (9, 8, 11).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.98:1).

#09080B color codes

HEX	`#09080B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 8, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 3.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 27%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.31, 0.68, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.31, 1.25, 302.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.26, 0.256, 0.352)`
Decimal	`591883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09080B, 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 #09080B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09080B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.98:1	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 #09080B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09080b; }
.text { color: #09080b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09080b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 8 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09080b, #0a080b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #09080B?: #09080B 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 #09080B?: The RGB value is 9, 8, 11: 9 red, 8 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09080B?: The complementary color is #0A0B08, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09080B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.