What color is #091811?

#091811 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 #091811?

The RGB value is 9, 24, 17: 9 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091811?

The complementary color is #180910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091811 color

#091811 rgb(9, 24, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #091811 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9.4% green and 6.7% blue (9, 24, 17).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 45% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#091811 color codes

HEX	`#091811`
RGB	`rgb(9, 24, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 45%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 63%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 29%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.79, -7.13, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.79, 7.54, 161)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.54, 0.752, 0.647)`
Decimal	`595985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091811, 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 #091811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #091811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091811; }
.text { color: #091811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 24 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091811, #091818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #091811?: #091811 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 #091811?: The RGB value is 9, 24, 17: 9 red, 24 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091811?: The complementary color is #180910, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.