What color is #093955?

#093955 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #093955?

The RGB value is 9, 57, 85: 9 red, 57 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #093955?

The complementary color is #552509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #093955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#093955 color

#093955 rgb(9, 57, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #093955 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 22.4% green and 33.3% blue (9, 57, 85).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#093955 color codes

HEX	`#093955`
RGB	`rgb(9, 57, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 22.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 33%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.44, -4, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.44, 21.62, 259.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.215, 3.64, 9.126)`
Decimal	`604501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #093955, 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 #093955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#093955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #093955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #093955; }
.text { color: #093955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #093955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 57 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #093955, #091355); }

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Questions

What color is #093955?: #093955 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #093955?: The RGB value is 9, 57, 85: 9 red, 57 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #093955?: The complementary color is #552509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #093955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.