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#09080F closest to Narwhal Grey

#09080F 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 5.9% blue (rgb(9, 8, 15)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 30% saturation and 5% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black. #09080F is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.94:1.

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Variations of #09080F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

09080F1C1B2231303747464D5E5E6477777C919094ABABAEC6C6C8E2E2E3

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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#09080F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

09080F0E0F08
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Split complementary

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

09080F0F0C080B0F08
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

09080F080A0F0C080F
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Triadic

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

09080F0F0908080F09
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Tetradic

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

09080F0F080E0E0F08080F09
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

09080F0F080B0E0F08080F0C
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#09080F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #09080F 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 #07090F
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #07090F
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #07090F
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #07090F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #07080F
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #08090A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #09080D
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #090909
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #09090B

#09080F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.94:1 Super#09080F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.05:1 Very poor#09080F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#09080F in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(9 8 15);
color: hsl(249 30% 5%);
color: oklch(0.140 0.016 291.3);

#09080F FAQ

What color is #09080F?

#09080F 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 #09080F?

#09080F is rgb(9, 8, 15) in RGB, hsl(249, 30%, 5%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 47%, 0%, 94%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #09080F?

The complementary color of #09080F is #0E0F08, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #09080F?

White text has the best contrast on #09080F: 19.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #09080F a warm or cool color?

#09080F is a neutral color.