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#010409 closest to Eight Ball

#010409 is a very dark black; the closest named color is Eight Ball. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 1.6% green and 3.5% blue (rgb(1, 4, 9)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 80% saturation and 2% lightness, and in CMYK it is 89% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. #010409 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.54:1.

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Variations of #010409

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#010409 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#010409 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #010409 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #020309
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #030409
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #020409
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #020309
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #020409
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #000506
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #000407
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #040404
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #030405

#010409 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.54:1 Super#010409 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.02:1 Very poor#010409 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#010409 in CSS

/* Eight Ball */
.color { color: #010409; }
.background { background-color: #010409; }
.border { border: 1px solid #010409; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(1 4 9);
color: hsl(218 80% 2%);
color: oklch(0.104 0.019 248.3);

#010409 FAQ

What color is #010409?

#010409 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Eight Ball. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #010409?

#010409 is rgb(1, 4, 9) in RGB, hsl(218, 80%, 2%) in HSL and cmyk(89%, 56%, 0%, 96%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #010409?

The complementary color of #010409 is #090601, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #010409?

White text has the best contrast on #010409: 20.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #010409 a warm or cool color?

#010409 is a neutral color.