What color is #09191E?

#09191E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09191E?

The RGB value is 9, 25, 30: 9 red, 25 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09191E?

The complementary color is #1E0E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09191E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09191E color

#09191E rgb(9, 25, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #09191E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9.8% green and 11.8% blue (9, 25, 30).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 54% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#09191E color codes

HEX	`#09191E`
RGB	`rgb(9, 25, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 54%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 70%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 17%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.65, -4.53, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.65, 7.18, 230.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.695, 0.847, 1.355)`
Decimal	`596254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09191E, 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 #09191E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09191E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	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 #09191E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09191e; }
.text { color: #09191e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09191e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 25 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09191e, #090f1e); }

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Questions

What color is #09191E?: #09191E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09191E?: The RGB value is 9, 25, 30: 9 red, 25 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09191E?: The complementary color is #1E0E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09191E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.