What color is #091712?

#091712 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 #091712?

The RGB value is 9, 23, 18: 9 red, 23 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091712?

The complementary color is #17090E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091712 color

#091712 rgb(9, 23, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #091712 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9% green and 7.1% blue (9, 23, 18).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 44% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#091712 color codes

HEX	`#091712`
RGB	`rgb(9, 23, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 44%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 61%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 22%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.45, -6.18, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.45, 6.33, 167.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.528, 0.715, 0.682)`
Decimal	`595730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091712, 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 #091712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #091712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091712; }
.text { color: #091712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 23 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091712, #091517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #091712?: #091712 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 #091712?: The RGB value is 9, 23, 18: 9 red, 23 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091712?: The complementary color is #17090E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.