What color is #090E1F?

#090E1F is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #090E1F?

The RGB value is 9, 14, 31: 9 red, 14 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090E1F?

The complementary color is #1F1A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090E1F color

#090E1F rgb(9, 14, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #090E1F is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 5.5% green and 12.2% blue (9, 14, 31).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 55% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#090E1F color codes

HEX	`#090E1F`
RGB	`rgb(9, 14, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 5.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 55%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 71%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 55%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.25, 2.84, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.25, 11.82, 283.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.517, 0.471, 1.36)`
Decimal	`593439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090E1F, 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 #090E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	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 #090E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090e1f; }
.text { color: #090e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 14 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090e1f, #0f091f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #090E1F?: #090E1F is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #090E1F?: The RGB value is 9, 14, 31: 9 red, 14 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090E1F?: The complementary color is #1F1A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.