What color is #091932?

#091932 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091932?

The RGB value is 9, 25, 50: 9 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091932?

The complementary color is #322209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091932 color

#091932 rgb(9, 25, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #091932 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9.8% green and 19.6% blue (9, 25, 50).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 69% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Naval Night (#011C39), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#091932 color codes

HEX	`#091932`
RGB	`rgb(9, 25, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 69%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 82%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 50%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.85, 3.73, -18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.85, 18.93, 281.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.036, 0.984, 3.152)`
Decimal	`596274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091932, 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 #091932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #091932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091932; }
.text { color: #091932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 25 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091932, #0e0932); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #091932?: #091932 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091932?: The RGB value is 9, 25, 50: 9 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091932?: The complementary color is #322209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.