What color is #091612?

#091612 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 #091612?

The RGB value is 9, 22, 18: 9 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091612?

The complementary color is #16090D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091612 color

#091612 rgb(9, 22, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #091612 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 8.6% green and 7.1% blue (9, 22, 18).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 42% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#091612 color codes

HEX	`#091612`
RGB	`rgb(9, 22, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 8.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 42%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 59%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 18%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.1, -5.46, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.1, 5.53, 171.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.509, 0.676, 0.676)`
Decimal	`595474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091612, 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 #091612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #091612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091612; }
.text { color: #091612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 22 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091612, #091316); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #091612?: #091612 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 #091612?: The RGB value is 9, 22, 18: 9 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091612?: The complementary color is #16090D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.