What color is #09230B?

#09230B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09230B?

The RGB value is 9, 35, 11: 9 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09230B?

The complementary color is #230921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09230B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09230B color

#09230B rgb(9, 35, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #09230B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 13.7% green and 4.3% blue (9, 35, 11).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 59% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#09230B color codes

HEX	`#09230B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 35, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 13.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 59%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 74%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 69%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.16, -16.42, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.16, 20.19, 144.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.774, 1.284, 0.524)`
Decimal	`598795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09230B, 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 #09230B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09230B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #09230B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09230b; }
.text { color: #09230b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09230b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 35 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09230b, #092318); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #09230B?: #09230B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09230B?: The RGB value is 9, 35, 11: 9 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09230B?: The complementary color is #230921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09230B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.