What color is #0B090F?

#0B090F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B090F?

The RGB value is 11, 9, 15: 11 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B090F?

The complementary color is #0D0F09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B090F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B090F color

#0B090F rgb(11, 9, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B090F is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 3.5% green and 5.9% blue (11, 9, 15).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 25% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Black (#0B0C10), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.81:1).

#0B090F color codes

HEX	`#0B090F`
RGB	`rgb(11, 9, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 3.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 25%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 40%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 40%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.72, 1.47, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.72, 2.78, 301.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.322, 0.301, 0.493)`
Decimal	`723215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B090F, 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 #0B090F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B090F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #0B090F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b090f; }
.text { color: #0b090f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b090f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 9 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b090f, #0e090f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B090F?: #0B090F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B090F?: The RGB value is 11, 9, 15: 11 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B090F?: The complementary color is #0D0F09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B090F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.