What color is #09170E?

#09170E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09170E?

The RGB value is 9, 23, 14: 9 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09170E?

The complementary color is #170912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09170E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09170E color

#09170E rgb(9, 23, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #09170E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9% green and 5.5% blue (9, 23, 14).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 44% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#09170E color codes

HEX	`#09170E`
RGB	`rgb(9, 23, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 44%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 61%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 39%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.35, -6.94, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.35, 7.75, 153.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.498, 0.703, 0.525)`
Decimal	`595726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09170E, 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 #09170E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09170E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #09170E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09170e; }
.text { color: #09170e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09170e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 23 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09170e, #091715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #09170E?: #09170E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09170E?: The RGB value is 9, 23, 14: 9 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09170E?: The complementary color is #170912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09170E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.