What color is #0D1509?

#0D1509 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0D1509?

The RGB value is 13, 21, 9: 13 red, 21 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D1509?

The complementary color is #110915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D1509?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D1509 color

#0D1509 rgb(13, 21, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #0D1509 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 8.2% green and 3.5% blue (13, 21, 9).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 40% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#0D1509 color codes

HEX	`#0D1509`
RGB	`rgb(13, 21, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 8.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 40%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 57%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 57%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.8, -5.18, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.8, 7.12, 136.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.483, 0.642, 0.357)`
Decimal	`857353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D1509, 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 #0D1509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D1509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #0D1509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d1509; }
.text { color: #0d1509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d1509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 21 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d1509, #09150b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0D1509?: #0D1509 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0D1509?: The RGB value is 13, 21, 9: 13 red, 21 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D1509?: The complementary color is #110915, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D1509?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.