Colors

#09090B

Zinc 950

Zinc 950 is #09090B — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#09090B
RGB
rgb(9, 9, 11)
HSL
hsl(240,10%,4%)
HSV
hsv(240, 18%, 4%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,18,0,96)
OKLCH
oklch(14.1% 0.004 285.8)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#3A3A3C

20% white

#6B6B6D

40% white

#9D9D9D

60% white

#CECECE

80% white

Shades

#070709

20% black

#050507

40% black

#040404

60% black

#020202

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Zinc 950. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#09090B

#0B0B09

#2D2D34

#34342D

#000000

Analogous

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#090A0B

#09090B

#0A090B

#0B090B

#090B0B

Triadic

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#09090B

#0B0909

#090B09

#342D2D

#000000

Split Complementary

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#09090B

#0B0A09

#0A0B09

#3A3A41

#000000

Monochromatic

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#2E2E38

#505062

#73738C

#9D9DAF

#C7C7D1

Tetradic

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#09090B

#0B090A

#0B0B09

#090B0A

#2B2629

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 19.90:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass
On black · 1.06:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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