What color is #091935?

#091935 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091935?

The RGB value is 9, 25, 53: 9 red, 25 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091935?

The complementary color is #352509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091935 color

#091935 rgb(9, 25, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #091935 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 9.8% green and 20.8% blue (9, 25, 53).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 71% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#091935 color codes

HEX	`#091935`
RGB	`rgb(9, 25, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 9.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 71%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 83%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 53%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.08, 5.1, -20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.08, 21.01, 284.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.103, 1.01, 3.504)`
Decimal	`596277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091935, 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 #091935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #091935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091935; }
.text { color: #091935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 25 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091935, #0f0935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #091935?: #091935 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091935?: The RGB value is 9, 25, 53: 9 red, 25 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091935?: The complementary color is #352509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.