What color is #092B34?

#092B34 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #092B34?

The RGB value is 9, 43, 52: 9 red, 43 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #092B34?

The complementary color is #341209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #092B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#092B34 color

#092B34 rgb(9, 43, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #092B34 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 16.9% green and 20.4% blue (9, 43, 52).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 70% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#092B34 color codes

HEX	`#092B34`
RGB	`rgb(9, 43, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 16.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 70%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 83%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 17%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.66, -8.44, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.66, 12.59, 227.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.596, 2.034, 3.557)`
Decimal	`600884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #092B34, 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 #092B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#092B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #092B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #092b34; }
.text { color: #092b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #092b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 43 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #092b34, #091634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #092B34?: #092B34 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #092B34?: The RGB value is 9, 43, 52: 9 red, 43 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #092B34?: The complementary color is #341209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #092B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.