What color is #091318?

#091318 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091318?

The RGB value is 9, 19, 24: 9 red, 19 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091318?

The complementary color is #180E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091318 color

#091318 rgb(9, 19, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #091318 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 7.5% green and 9.4% blue (9, 19, 24).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#091318 color codes

HEX	`#091318`
RGB	`rgb(9, 19, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 7.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 63%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 21%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.33, -2.06, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.33, 4.87, 245.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.51, 0.59, 0.951)`
Decimal	`594712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091318, 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 #091318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #091318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091318; }
.text { color: #091318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 19 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091318, #090b18); }

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Questions

What color is #091318?: #091318 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091318?: The RGB value is 9, 19, 24: 9 red, 19 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091318?: The complementary color is #180E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.