#000A09 Color

#000A09 is rgb(0, 10, 9) in RGB, hsl(174, 100%, 2%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 96%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vampire Black (#080808), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#000A09

HEX#000A09

RGBrgb(0, 10, 9)

HSLhsl(174, 100%, 2%)

HSVhsv(174, 100%, 4%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 96%)

OKLCHoklch(13.1% 0.023 188.9)

LABlab(2.12% -2.82 -0.59)

LCHlch(2.12% 2.88 191.85)

What #000A09 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #000A09, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vampire Black#080808ΔE 2.88 Registration Black#000200ΔE 2.93 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 2.95 Vantablack#000100ΔE 3.23 Black#000000ΔE 3.57 Rich Black#010B13ΔE 4.53

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#000A09 Channel Values

How #000A09 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 10 · B 9	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 174° · S 100% · L 2%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 174° · S 100% · V 4%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 96%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.05:1 vs white · 1.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #000A09 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With #000A09

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #000A09; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #000A09

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#000A09

#000F0E

#001412

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How #000A09 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#000A09

Protanopia#080809

Protanomaly#050909

Deuteranopia#070709

Deuteranomaly#040809

Tritanopia#000A0A

Tritanomaly#000A0A

Achromatopsia#080808

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Using #000A09 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-000a09: #000A09;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #000A09;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-000a09': '#000A09' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.039, blue: 0.035)

Android XML<color name="color_000a09">#000A09</color>

SVG fillfill="#000A09"

More Teal Colors

#000A09 sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003838 ecf7f9 003b46 ebffff 006666 0099cc 00f0f0 0d3f3f 197194 24ffff 367588 536872 74d4ff 8fffff b1f1ee d1f4ff

#000A09 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #000A09?

#000A09 is a darkest teal — rgb(0, 10, 9) in RGB and hsl(174, 100%, 2%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vampire Black (#080808), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.88.

What is the RGB value of #000A09?

#000A09 is rgb(0, 10, 9) — red 0, green 10, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #000A09?

#000A09 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 96%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #000A09 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #000A09 scores 20.05:1 against white and 1.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #000A09 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #000A09 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 3.57, which is very hard to tell apart.

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