What color is #09151B?

#09151B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09151B?

The RGB value is 9, 21, 27: 9 red, 21 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09151B?

The complementary color is #1B0F09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09151B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09151B color

#09151B rgb(9, 21, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #09151B is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 8.2% green and 10.6% blue (9, 21, 27).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 50% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#09151B color codes

HEX	`#09151B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 21, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 8.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 50%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 67%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 22%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.08, -2.52, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.08, 6.17, 245.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.579, 0.673, 1.136)`
Decimal	`595227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09151B, 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 #09151B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09151B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #09151B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09151b; }
.text { color: #09151b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09151b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 21 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09151b, #090c1b); }

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Questions

What color is #09151B?: #09151B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09151B?: The RGB value is 9, 21, 27: 9 red, 21 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09151B?: The complementary color is #1B0F09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09151B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.