What color is #0A0913?

#0A0913 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0913?

The RGB value is 10, 9, 19: 10 red, 9 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A0913?

The complementary color is #121309, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0913 color

#0A0913 rgb(10, 9, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0913 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 3.5% green and 7.5% blue (10, 9, 19).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 36% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#0A0913 color codes

HEX	`#0A0913`
RGB	`rgb(10, 9, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 3.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 36%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 53%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 53%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.77, 1.99, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.77, 5.03, 293.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.34, 0.307, 0.657)`
Decimal	`657683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0913, 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 #0A0913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	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 #0A0913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0913; }
.text { color: #0a0913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 9 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0913, #0f0913); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A0913?: #0A0913 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0913?: The RGB value is 10, 9, 19: 10 red, 9 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0913?: The complementary color is #121309, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.