What color is #09160F?

#09160F 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 #09160F?

The RGB value is 9, 22, 15: 9 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09160F?

The complementary color is #160910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09160F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09160F color

#09160F rgb(9, 22, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #09160F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 8.6% green and 5.9% blue (9, 22, 15).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 42% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#09160F color codes

HEX	`#09160F`
RGB	`rgb(9, 22, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 8.6%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 42%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 59%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 32%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.02, -6.05, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.02, 6.52, 158.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.486, 0.666, 0.555)`
Decimal	`595471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09160F, 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 #09160F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09160F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #09160F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09160f; }
.text { color: #09160f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09160f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 22 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09160f, #091616); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #09160F?: #09160F 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 #09160F?: The RGB value is 9, 22, 15: 9 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09160F?: The complementary color is #160910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09160F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.