What color is #090919?

#090919 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090919?

The RGB value is 9, 9, 25: 9 red, 9 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090919?

The complementary color is #191909, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090919 color

#090919 rgb(9, 9, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #090919 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 3.5% green and 9.8% blue (9, 9, 25).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 47% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#090919 color codes

HEX	`#090919`
RGB	`rgb(9, 9, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 3.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 47%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 64%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 64%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.92, 3.2, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.92, 9.28, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.386, 0.324, 0.962)`
Decimal	`592153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090919, 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 #090919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	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 #090919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090919; }
.text { color: #090919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 9 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090919, #110919); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #090919?: #090919 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090919?: The RGB value is 9, 9, 25: 9 red, 9 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090919?: The complementary color is #191909, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.