What color is #090C35?

#090C35 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090C35?

The RGB value is 9, 12, 53: 9 red, 12 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090C35?

The complementary color is #353209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090C35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090C35 color

#090C35 rgb(9, 12, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #090C35 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 4.7% green and 20.8% blue (9, 12, 53).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 71% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#090C35 color codes

HEX	`#090C35`
RGB	`rgb(9, 12, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 4.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 71%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 83%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 77%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.22, 13.78, -26.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.22, 29.95, 297.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.887, 0.578, 3.432)`
Decimal	`592949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090C35, 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 #090C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090C35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #090C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090c35; }
.text { color: #090c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 12 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090c35, #1c0935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #090C35?: #090C35 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090C35?: The RGB value is 9, 12, 53: 9 red, 12 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090C35?: The complementary color is #353209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090C35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.