What color is #0B5509?

#0B5509 is a very dark, vivid green known as Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Forest?

The RGB value is 11, 85, 9: 11 red, 85 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Forest?

The complementary color is #530955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B5509?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Forest color: hex code #0B5509

#0B5509 rgb(11, 85, 9)

Shades of green

Forest has the hex code #0B5509. It is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 33.3% green and 3.5% blue (11, 85, 9).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

Forest (#0B5509) color codes

HEX	`#0B5509`
RGB	`rgb(11, 85, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 33.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 89%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.85, -36.61, 34.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.85, 50.31, 136.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.436, 6.587, 1.349)`
Decimal	`742665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Forest, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0B5509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B5509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0B5509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b5509; }
.text { color: #0b5509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b5509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 85 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b5509, #09552d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

See #0B5509 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0B5509?: #0B5509 is a very dark, vivid green known as Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Forest?: The RGB value is 11, 85, 9: 11 red, 85 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Forest?: The complementary color is #530955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B5509?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.