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#09100F Color

#09100F is rgb(9, 16, 15) in RGB, hsl(171, 28%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 6%, 94%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jet Black (#0A0A0A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09100F
HEX#09100F
RGBrgb(9, 16, 15)
HSLhsl(171, 28%, 5%)
HSVhsv(171, 44%, 6%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 6%, 94%)
OKLCHoklch(16.5% 0.011 185.3)
LABlab(4.17% -2.33 -0.28)
LCHlch(4.17% 2.35 186.79)

What #09100F 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 #09100F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#09100F Channel Values

How #09100F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 9 · G 16 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 28% · L 5%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 44% · V 6%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 94%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.22:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09100F 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 text19.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #09100F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09100F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #09100F

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #09100F.

How #09100F 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#09100F
Protanopia#0F0F0F
Protanomaly#0D0F0F
Deuteranopia#0E0E0F
Deuteranomaly#0C0F0F
Tritanopia#091010
Tritanomaly#091010
Achromatopsia#0F0F0F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #09100F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-09100f: #09100F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09100F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09100f': '#09100F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.063, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_09100f">#09100F</color>
SVG fillfill="#09100F"

More Teal Colors

#09100F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09100F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09100F?

#09100F is a darkest teal — rgb(9, 16, 15) in RGB and hsl(171, 28%, 5%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jet Black (#0A0A0A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #09100F?

#09100F is rgb(9, 16, 15) — red 9, green 16, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09100F?

#09100F converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 6%, 94%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09100F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #09100F scores 19.22:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09100F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09100F 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 4.78, which is very hard to tell apart.

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