What color is #092500?

#092500 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #092500?

The RGB value is 9, 37, 0: 9 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #092500?

The complementary color is #1C0025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #092500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#092500 color

#092500 rgb(9, 37, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #092500 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 14.5% green and 0% blue (9, 37, 0).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#092500 color codes

HEX	`#092500`
RGB	`rgb(9, 37, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 14.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.83, -19.28, 17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.83, 25.82, 138.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.774, 1.381, 0.226)`
Decimal	`599296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #092500, 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 #092500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#092500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #092500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #092500; }
.text { color: #092500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #092500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 37 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #092500, #00250a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #092500?: #092500 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #092500?: The RGB value is 9, 37, 0: 9 red, 37 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #092500?: The complementary color is #1C0025, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #092500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.