What color is #091A07?

#091A07 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091A07?

The RGB value is 9, 26, 7: 9 red, 26 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091A07?

The complementary color is #18071A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091A07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091A07 color

#091A07 rgb(9, 26, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #091A07 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 10.2% green and 2.7% blue (9, 26, 7).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 58% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#091A07 color codes

HEX	`#091A07`
RGB	`rgb(9, 26, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 10.2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 58%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 73%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 73%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.34, -10.31, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.34, 13, 142.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.52, 0.812, 0.33)`
Decimal	`596487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091A07, 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 #091A07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091A07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #091A07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091a07; }
.text { color: #091a07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091a07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 26 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091a07, #071a0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #091A07?: #091A07 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091A07?: The RGB value is 9, 26, 7: 9 red, 26 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091A07?: The complementary color is #18071A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091A07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.