What color is #091011?

#091011 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091011?

The RGB value is 9, 16, 17: 9 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091011?

The complementary color is #110A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091011 color

#091011 rgb(9, 16, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #091011 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 6.3% green and 6.7% blue (9, 16, 17).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 31% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#091011 color codes

HEX	`#091011`
RGB	`rgb(9, 16, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 6.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 31%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 47%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 6%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.24, -1.92, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.24, 2.3, 213.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.399, 0.469, 0.6)`
Decimal	`593937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091011, 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 #091011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	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 #091011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091011; }
.text { color: #091011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 16 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091011, #090c11); }

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Questions

What color is #091011?: #091011 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091011?: The RGB value is 9, 16, 17: 9 red, 16 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091011?: The complementary color is #110A09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.