What color is #09261B?

#09261B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09261B?

The RGB value is 9, 38, 27: 9 red, 38 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09261B?

The complementary color is #260914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09261B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09261B color

#09261B rgb(9, 38, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #09261B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 14.9% green and 10.6% blue (9, 38, 27).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 62% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#09261B color codes

HEX	`#09261B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 38, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 14.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 62%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 76%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 29%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.76, -14.26, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.76, 14.84, 163.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.004, 1.523, 1.278)`
Decimal	`599579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09261B, 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 #09261B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09261B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #09261B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09261b; }
.text { color: #09261b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09261b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 38 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09261b, #092226); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #09261B?: #09261B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09261B?: The RGB value is 9, 38, 27: 9 red, 38 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09261B?: The complementary color is #260914, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09261B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.