What color is #091B0B?

#091B0B 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 #091B0B?

The RGB value is 9, 27, 11: 9 red, 27 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091B0B?

The complementary color is #1B0919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091B0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091B0B color

#091B0B rgb(9, 27, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #091B0B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 10.6% green and 4.3% blue (9, 27, 11).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 50% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#091B0B color codes

HEX	`#091B0B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 27, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 10.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 50%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 67%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 59%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.82, -10.58, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.82, 12.68, 146.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.565, 0.866, 0.454)`
Decimal	`596747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091B0B, 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 #091B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #091B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091b0b; }
.text { color: #091b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 27 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091b0b, #091b14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #091B0B?: #091B0B 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 #091B0B?: The RGB value is 9, 27, 11: 9 red, 27 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091B0B?: The complementary color is #1B0919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091B0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.