What color is #091D35?

#091D35 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091D35?

The RGB value is 9, 29, 53: 9 red, 29 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091D35?

The complementary color is #352109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091D35 color

#091D35 rgb(9, 29, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #091D35 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 11.4% green and 20.8% blue (9, 29, 53).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 71% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#091D35 color codes

HEX	`#091D35`
RGB	`rgb(9, 29, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 11.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 71%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 83%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 45%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.51, 1.97, -18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.51, 18.2, 276.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.194, 1.194, 3.535)`
Decimal	`597301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091D35, 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 #091D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #091D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091d35; }
.text { color: #091d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 29 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091d35, #0b0935); }

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Questions

What color is #091D35?: #091D35 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091D35?: The RGB value is 9, 29, 53: 9 red, 29 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091D35?: The complementary color is #352109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.