What color is #09211F?

#09211F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09211F?

The RGB value is 9, 33, 31: 9 red, 33 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09211F?

The complementary color is #21090B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09211F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09211F color

#09211F rgb(9, 33, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #09211F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 12.9% green and 12.2% blue (9, 33, 31).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 57% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#09211F color codes

HEX	`#09211F`
RGB	`rgb(9, 33, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 12.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 57%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 73%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 6%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.88, -9.95, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.88, 10.06, 188.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.904, 1.245, 1.489)`
Decimal	`598303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09211F, 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 #09211F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09211F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #09211F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09211f; }
.text { color: #09211f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09211f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 33 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09211f, #091721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #09211F?: #09211F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09211F?: The RGB value is 9, 33, 31: 9 red, 33 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09211F?: The complementary color is #21090B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09211F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.