#09090B

Closest named color: Almost Black (#070D0D). oklch(14.1% 0.004 285.8), rgb(9, 9, 11).

White text reads best on this color (19.89:1).

About this color

#09090B is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 14%, its chroma 0.004. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Almost Black (#070D0D), ΔE 0.016 away. White text reads best on it, at 19.89:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very dark (14%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.004)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Almost Black (#070D0D)
Black text	1.05:1
White text	19.89:1

Values

HEX	#09090B
RGB	rgb(9, 9, 11)
HSL	hsl(240, 10%, 4%)
OKLCH	oklch(14.1% 0.004 285.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #09090B	19.89:1	AAA	Lc -107.8	Preferred for body text
Black text on #09090B	1.05:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#09090B text on white	19.89:1	AAA	Lc 105.9	Preferred for body text
#09090B text on black	1.05:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100

#EAEAEB

oklch(93.7% 0.001 286.4)
Step 200
200

#D9D9DB

oklch(88.6% 0.003 286.3)
Step 300
300

#C0C0C4

oklch(80.9% 0.006 286.3)
Step 400
400

#A0A0A6

oklch(70.8% 0.009 286.2)
Step 500
500

#898990

oklch(63.2% 0.01 286.1)
Step 600
600

#72727A

oklch(55.5% 0.012 286)
Step 700
700

#606067

oklch(49.1% 0.011 286)
Step 800
800

#4E4E54

oklch(42.6% 0.01 286)
Step 900
900

#414145

oklch(37.7% 0.007 286.1)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#09090B

oklch(14.1% 0.004 285.8)

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#09090B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#09090B	0.000
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#09090B	0.000
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#09090A	0.002
Achromatopsia (no color)	#090909	0.004

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #09090B, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #09090B in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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