What color is #091F22?

#091F22 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #091F22?

The RGB value is 9, 31, 34: 9 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #091F22?

The complementary color is #220C09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #091F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#091F22 color

#091F22 rgb(9, 31, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #091F22 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 12.2% green and 13.3% blue (9, 31, 34).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 58% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#091F22 color codes

HEX	`#091F22`
RGB	`rgb(9, 31, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 12.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 58%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 74%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 9%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.21, -7.54, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.21, 8.87, 211.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.891, 1.153, 1.689)`
Decimal	`597794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #091F22, 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 #091F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#091F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #091F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #091f22; }
.text { color: #091f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #091f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 31 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #091f22, #091222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #091F22?: #091F22 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #091F22?: The RGB value is 9, 31, 34: 9 red, 31 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #091F22?: The complementary color is #220C09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #091F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.