What color is #09140B?

#09140B 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 #09140B?

The RGB value is 9, 20, 11: 9 red, 20 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09140B?

The complementary color is #140912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09140B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09140B color

#09140B rgb(9, 20, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #09140B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 7.8% green and 4.3% blue (9, 20, 11).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 38% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#09140B color codes

HEX	`#09140B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 20, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 7.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 38%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 55%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 45%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.26, -5.35, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.26, 6.26, 148.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.423, 0.583, 0.407)`
Decimal	`594955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09140B, 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 #09140B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09140B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #09140B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09140b; }
.text { color: #09140b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09140b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 20 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09140b, #091410); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #09140B?: #09140B 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 #09140B?: The RGB value is 9, 20, 11: 9 red, 20 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09140B?: The complementary color is #140912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09140B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.