What color is #009B0F?

#009B0F is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Islamic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009B0F?

The RGB value is 0, 155, 15: 0 red, 155 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009B0F?

The complementary color is #9B008C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009B0F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009B0F color

#009B0F rgb(0, 155, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #009B0F is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60.8% green and 5.9% blue (0, 155, 15).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Islamic Green (#009900), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#009B0F color codes

HEX	`#009B0F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 155, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 90%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, -58.96, 54.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 80.6, 137.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.807, 23.476, 4.361)`
Decimal	`39695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009B0F, 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 #009B0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009B0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #009B0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009b0f; }
.text { color: #009b0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009b0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 155 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009b0f, #009b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #009B0F?: #009B0F is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Islamic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009B0F?: The RGB value is 0, 155, 15: 0 red, 155 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009B0F?: The complementary color is #9B008C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009B0F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.