#09090B color
The swatch above shows #09090B with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#09090B is a very dark, muted blue, closest to the CSS named color black (#000000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: zinc-950. That means you can write bg-zinc-950 or text-zinc-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #09090B |
| RGB | rgb(9, 9, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 10%, 4%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 96%) |
| Decimal | 592139 |
| CSS | color: #09090B; |
| Android | 0xFF09090B |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.035, blue: 0.043, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #09090B | 19.90:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #09090B | 1.06:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #09090B
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #09090B and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #09090B
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #09090B in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #09090B; background-color: #09090B; }
.element { color: rgb(9 9 11); }
.element { color: hsl(240 10% 4%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-zinc-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #09090B;Frequently asked questions
What color is #09090B?
#09090B is a very dark, muted blue. Its hue sits at 240° on the color wheel, with 10% saturation and 4% lightness.
What is #09090B in RGB?
#09090B converts to rgb(9, 9, 11) — 9 red, 9 green and 11 blue.
What is #09090B in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 96%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #09090B be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (19.90:1 versus 1.06:1).
What is the complementary color of #09090B?
#0B0B09 — the hue directly opposite #09090B on the color wheel.