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#09080D closest to Narwhal Grey

#09080D is a very dark black; the closest named color is Narwhal Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 3.1% green and 5.1% blue (rgb(9, 8, 13)). Its HSL value is 252° hue, 24% saturation and 4% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black. #09080D is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.96:1.

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Variations of #09080D

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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#09080D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

09080D0C0D08
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Split complementary

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

09080D0D0B08090D08
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

09080D08090D0B080D
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Triadic

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

09080D0D0908080D09
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Tetradic

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

09080D0D080C0C0D08080D09
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

09080D0D08090C0D08080D0B
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#09080D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #09080D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #07090D
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #07090D
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #08080D
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #07090D
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #08080D
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #08090A
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #09080C
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #090909
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #09080A

#09080D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.96:1 Super#09080D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.05:1 Very poor#09080D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#09080D in CSS

/* Narwhal Grey */
.color { color: #09080D; }
.background { background-color: #09080D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #09080D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(9 8 13);
color: hsl(252 24% 4%);
color: oklch(0.138 0.011 294.7);

#09080D FAQ

What color is #09080D?

#09080D is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Narwhal Grey. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #09080D?

#09080D is rgb(9, 8, 13) in RGB, hsl(252, 24%, 4%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 38%, 0%, 95%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #09080D?

The complementary color of #09080D is #0C0D08, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #09080D?

White text has the best contrast on #09080D: 19.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #09080D a warm or cool color?

#09080D is a neutral color.