What color is #09231E?

#09231E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09231E?

The RGB value is 9, 35, 30: 9 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09231E?

The complementary color is #23090E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09231E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09231E color

#09231E rgb(9, 35, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #09231E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 13.7% green and 11.8% blue (9, 35, 30).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 59% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#09231E color codes

HEX	`#09231E`
RGB	`rgb(9, 35, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 13.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 59%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 74%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 14%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.65, -11.54, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.65, 11.55, 178.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.948, 1.354, 1.439)`
Decimal	`598814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09231E, 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 #09231E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09231E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #09231E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09231e; }
.text { color: #09231e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09231e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 35 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09231e, #091b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #09231E?: #09231E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09231E?: The RGB value is 9, 35, 30: 9 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09231E?: The complementary color is #23090E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09231E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.