What color is #0A090B?

#0A090B is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A090B?

The RGB value is 10, 9, 11: 10 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A090B?

The complementary color is #0A0B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A090B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A090B color

#0A090B rgb(10, 9, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A090B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 3.5% green and 4.3% blue (10, 9, 11).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven (#0B0B0B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.87:1).

#0A090B color codes

HEX	`#0A090B`
RGB	`rgb(10, 9, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 3.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 18%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.57, 0.54, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.57, 0.87, 308.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.283, 0.284, 0.356)`
Decimal	`657675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A090B, 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 #0A090B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A090B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #0A090B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a090b; }
.text { color: #0a090b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a090b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 9 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a090b, #0b090b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A090B?: #0A090B is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A090B?: The RGB value is 10, 9, 11: 10 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A090B?: The complementary color is #0A0B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A090B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.