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#091521

#091521 is a very dark, rich blue, close to the color Rich Black. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 8.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 57% saturation and 8% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

18.41:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

1.14:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

1.14:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #091521 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#091521
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

#091521 in use

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Questions about #091521

What color is #091521?

#091521 is a very dark, rich blue, close to the color Rich Black. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 8.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 57% saturation and 8% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #091521 in RGB?

#091521 is rgb(9, 21, 33): 9 red, 21 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #091521 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(73, 36, 0, 87). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #091521?

PANTONE Black 6 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #091521?

Its complement #1F1102 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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