What color is #091E26?

#091E26 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091E26?

The RGB value is 9, 30, 38: 9 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091E26?

The complementary color is #261109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091E26 color

#091E26 rgb(9, 30, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #091E26 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 11.8% green and 14.9% blue (9, 30, 38).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 62% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#091E26 color codes

HEX	`#091E26`
RGB	`rgb(9, 30, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 11.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 62%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 76%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 21%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10, -5.27, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10, 9.54, 236.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.927, 1.126, 2.002)`
Decimal	`597542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091E26, 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 #091E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #091E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091e26; }
.text { color: #091e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 30 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091e26, #090f26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #091E26?: #091E26 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091E26?: The RGB value is 9, 30, 38: 9 red, 30 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091E26?: The complementary color is #261109, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.