What color is #091513?

#091513 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091513?

The RGB value is 9, 21, 19: 9 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091513?

The complementary color is #15090B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091513 color

#091513 rgb(9, 21, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #091513 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 8.2% green and 7.5% blue (9, 21, 19).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 40% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#091513 color codes

HEX	`#091513`
RGB	`rgb(9, 21, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 8.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 40%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 57%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 10%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.79, -4.56, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.79, 4.56, 182.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.498, 0.641, 0.714)`
Decimal	`595219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091513, 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 #091513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #091513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091513; }
.text { color: #091513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 21 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091513, #091115); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #091513?: #091513 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091513?: The RGB value is 9, 21, 19: 9 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091513?: The complementary color is #15090B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.