What color is #09190C?

#09190C 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 #09190C?

The RGB value is 9, 25, 12: 9 red, 25 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09190C?

The complementary color is #190916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09190C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09190C color

#09190C rgb(9, 25, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #09190C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9.8% green and 4.7% blue (9, 25, 12).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 47% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#09190C color codes

HEX	`#09190C`
RGB	`rgb(9, 25, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 47%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 64%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 52%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.04, -8.79, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.04, 10.33, 148.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.527, 0.78, 0.471)`
Decimal	`596236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09190C, 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 #09190C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09190C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #09190C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09190c; }
.text { color: #09190c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09190c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 25 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09190c, #091914); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #09190C?: #09190C 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 #09190C?: The RGB value is 9, 25, 12: 9 red, 25 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09190C?: The complementary color is #190916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09190C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.