What color is #090A0C?

#090A0C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090A0C?

The RGB value is 9, 10, 12: 9 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090A0C?

The complementary color is #0C0B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090A0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090A0C color

#090A0C rgb(9, 10, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #090A0C is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 3.9% green and 4.7% blue (9, 10, 12).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Raven (#0B0B0B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.8:1).

#090A0C color codes

HEX	`#090A0C`
RGB	`rgb(9, 10, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 3.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 25%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.73, 0.03, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.73, 0.89, 272.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.288, 0.302, 0.391)`
Decimal	`592396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090A0C, 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 #090A0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090A0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.8:1	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 #090A0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090a0c; }
.text { color: #090a0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090a0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 10 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090a0c, #0a090c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #090A0C?: #090A0C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090A0C?: The RGB value is 9, 10, 12: 9 red, 10 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090A0C?: The complementary color is #0C0B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090A0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.