What color is #09261E?

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

What is the RGB value of #09261E?

The RGB value is 9, 38, 30: 9 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09261E?

The complementary color is #260911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09261E color

#09261E rgb(9, 38, 30)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (9, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 62% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#09261E color codes

HEX	`#09261E`
RGB	`rgb(9, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 62%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 76%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.85, -13.34, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.85, 13.5, 171)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.04, 1.538, 1.47)`
Decimal	`599582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09261E, 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 #09261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #09261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09261e; }
.text { color: #09261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09261e, #092026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #09261E?: #09261E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09261E?: The RGB value is 9, 38, 30: 9 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09261E?: The complementary color is #260911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.