What color is #090B28?

#090B28 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 #090B28?

The RGB value is 9, 11, 40: 9 red, 11 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090B28?

The complementary color is #282609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090B28 color

#090B28 rgb(9, 11, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #090B28 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 4.3% green and 15.7% blue (9, 11, 40).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 63% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#090B28 color codes

HEX	`#090B28`
RGB	`rgb(9, 11, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 4.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 63%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 78%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 73%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.07, 7.66, -18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.07, 20.21, 292.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.615, 0.451, 2.062)`
Decimal	`592680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090B28, 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 #090B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #090B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090b28; }
.text { color: #090b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 11 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090b28, #160928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #090B28?: #090B28 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 #090B28?: The RGB value is 9, 11, 40: 9 red, 11 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090B28?: The complementary color is #282609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.