What color is #092950?

#092950 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #092950?

The RGB value is 9, 41, 80: 9 red, 41 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #092950?

The complementary color is #503009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #092950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#092950 color

#092950 rgb(9, 41, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #092950 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 16.1% green and 31.4% blue (9, 41, 80).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 80% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#092950 color codes

HEX	`#092950`
RGB	`rgb(9, 41, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 16.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 80%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 89%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 49%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.62, 5.14, -27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.62, 27.64, 280.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.353, 2.223, 7.893)`
Decimal	`600400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #092950, 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 #092950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#092950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #092950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #092950; }
.text { color: #092950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #092950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 41 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #092950, #0c0950); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #092950?: #092950 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #092950?: The RGB value is 9, 41, 80: 9 red, 41 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #092950?: The complementary color is #503009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #092950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.