What color is #091440?

#091440 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091440?

The RGB value is 9, 20, 64: 9 red, 20 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091440?

The complementary color is #403509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091440 color

#091440 rgb(9, 20, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #091440 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 7.8% green and 25.1% blue (9, 20, 64).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 75% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#091440 color codes

HEX	`#091440`
RGB	`rgb(9, 20, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 7.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 75%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 86%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 69%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.38, 14.12, -29.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.38, 32.61, 295.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.288, 0.928, 4.961)`
Decimal	`595008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091440, 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 #091440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #091440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091440; }
.text { color: #091440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 20 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091440, #190940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #091440?: #091440 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091440?: The RGB value is 9, 20, 64: 9 red, 20 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091440?: The complementary color is #403509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.