What color is #090F3B?

#090F3B 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 #090F3B?

The RGB value is 9, 15, 59: 9 red, 15 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #090F3B?

The complementary color is #3B3509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #090F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#090F3B color

#090F3B rgb(9, 15, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #090F3B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 5.9% green and 23.1% blue (9, 15, 59).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 74% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#090F3B color codes

HEX	`#090F3B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 15, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 5.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 74%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 85%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 75%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.46, 15.33, -28.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.46, 32.76, 297.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.073, 0.715, 4.218)`
Decimal	`593723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #090F3B, 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 #090F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#090F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #090F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #090f3b; }
.text { color: #090f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 15 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #090f3b, #1c093b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #090F3B?: #090F3B 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 #090F3B?: The RGB value is 9, 15, 59: 9 red, 15 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #090F3B?: The complementary color is #3B3509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #090F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.