What color is #085F09?

#085F09 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #085F09?

The RGB value is 8, 95, 9: 8 red, 95 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #085F09?

The complementary color is #5F085E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #085F09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#085F09 color

#085F09 rgb(8, 95, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #085F09 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 37.3% green and 3.5% blue (8, 95, 9).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 84% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Green (#006400), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#085F09 color codes

HEX	`#085F09`
RGB	`rgb(8, 95, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 37.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 84%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 92%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 91%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.51, -40.36, 37.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.51, 55.31, 136.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.241, 8.255, 1.628)`
Decimal	`548617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #085F09, 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 #085F09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#085F09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #085F09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #085f09; }
.text { color: #085f09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #085f09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 95 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #085f09, #085f34); }

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Questions

What color is #085F09?: #085F09 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #085F09?: The RGB value is 8, 95, 9: 8 red, 95 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #085F09?: The complementary color is #5F085E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #085F09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.