What color is #091120?

#091120 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091120?

The RGB value is 9, 17, 32: 9 red, 17 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091120?

The complementary color is #201809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091120 color

#091120 rgb(9, 17, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #091120 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 6.7% green and 12.5% blue (9, 17, 32).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 56% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#091120 color codes

HEX	`#091120`
RGB	`rgb(9, 17, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 6.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 56%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 72%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 47%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.09, 1.57, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.09, 11.1, 278.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.574, 0.563, 1.445)`
Decimal	`594208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091120, 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 #091120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #091120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091120; }
.text { color: #091120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 17 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091120, #0d0920); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #091120?: #091120 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091120?: The RGB value is 9, 17, 32: 9 red, 17 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091120?: The complementary color is #201809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.