What color is #09172A?

#09172A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09172A?

The RGB value is 9, 23, 42: 9 red, 23 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09172A?

The complementary color is #2A1C09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09172A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09172A color

#09172A rgb(9, 23, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #09172A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9% green and 16.5% blue (9, 23, 42).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 65% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#09172A color codes

HEX	`#09172A`
RGB	`rgb(9, 23, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 65%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 79%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 45%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.57, 1.65, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.57, 14.8, 276.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.837, 0.838, 2.308)`
Decimal	`595754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09172A, 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 #09172A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09172A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #09172A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09172a; }
.text { color: #09172a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09172a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 23 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09172a, #0b092a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #09172A?: #09172A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09172A?: The RGB value is 9, 23, 42: 9 red, 23 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09172A?: The complementary color is #2A1C09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09172A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.