#090809#090809

#090809 is a very dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 13.6% C 0.003 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#090809
RGB	rgb(9, 8, 9)
HSL	hsl(300, 6%, 3%)
HSV	hsv(300, 11%, 4%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 0%, 96.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.27, 0.40, -0.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.27, 0.49, 324.46°)
OKLab	oklab(13.63% 0.0025 -0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(13.63% 0.003 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.2488, 0.2515, 0.2938)
Luminance	0.0025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#090809 #080908

analogous

#080809 #090809 #090808

triadic

#090809 #090908 #080909

tetradic

#090809 #090808 #080908 #080809

square

#090809 #090808 #080908 #080809

split-complementary

#090809 #080908 #080908

monochromatic

#100E10 #100E10 #100E10 #292529 #4A424A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.00

#090809 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#090809 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #090809

20.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##090809	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##090809	1.00	20.00	1.05	20.00
#FFFFFF	20.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#080809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#080809

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#090808

Achromatopsia (no color)

#080808

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #090809;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(9, 8, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(13.6% 0.003 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b4a4b',
    500: '#090809',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #090809;
$custom-light: #4b4a4b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#090809",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 9,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 3.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.13633,
    "c": 0.00304,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#090809

secondary

#343934

accent

#AF7979

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E7E7E7

border

#C3C3C3

text

#010101

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #090809

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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