#090909#090909

#090909 is a very dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.0% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#090909
RGB	rgb(9, 9, 9)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 4%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 4%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 96.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.47, -0.00, 0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.47, 0.00, 160.35°)
OKLab	oklab(13.98% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(13.98% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(0.2596, 0.2732, 0.2974)
Luminance	0.0027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#090909 #090909

analogous

#090909 #090909 #090909

triadic

#090909 #090909 #090909

tetradic

#090909 #090909 #090909 #090909

square

#090909 #090909 #090909 #090909

split-complementary

#090909 #090909 #090909

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #0F0F0F #0F0F0F #282828 #464646

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.91

#090909 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#090909 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #090909

19.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##090909	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##090909	1.00	19.91	1.05	19.91
#FFFFFF	19.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#090909

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#090909

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#090909

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #090909;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(9, 9, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.0% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4b4b4b',
    500: '#090909',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #090909;
$custom-light: #4b4b4b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#090909",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 9,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 3.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.13979,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.00273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#090909

secondary

#373737

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E7E7E7

border

#C3C3C3

text

#010101

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #090909

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

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