What color is #091009?

#091009 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091009?

The RGB value is 9, 16, 9: 9 red, 16 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091009?

The complementary color is #100910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091009?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091009 color

#091009 rgb(9, 16, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #091009 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 6.3% green and 3.5% blue (9, 16, 9).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 28% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#091009 color codes

HEX	`#091009`
RGB	`rgb(9, 16, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 6.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 28%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 44%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.05, -3.23, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.05, 3.97, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.347, 0.448, 0.327)`
Decimal	`593929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091009, 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 #091009	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091009 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	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 #091009 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091009; }
.text { color: #091009; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091009; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 16 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091009, #09100d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #091009?: #091009 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091009?: The RGB value is 9, 16, 9: 9 red, 16 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091009?: The complementary color is #100910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091009?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.