What color is #09270E?

#09270E is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09270E?

The RGB value is 9, 39, 14: 9 red, 39 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09270E?

The complementary color is #270922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09270E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09270E color

#09270E rgb(9, 39, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #09270E is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 15.3% green and 5.5% blue (9, 39, 14).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 63% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#09270E color codes

HEX	`#09270E`
RGB	`rgb(9, 39, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 15.3%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 63%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 77%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 64%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.86, -17.96, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.86, 21.98, 144.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.917, 1.541, 0.664)`
Decimal	`599822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09270E, 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 #09270E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09270E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #09270E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09270e; }
.text { color: #09270e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09270e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 39 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09270e, #09271d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #09270E?: #09270E is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09270E?: The RGB value is 9, 39, 14: 9 red, 39 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09270E?: The complementary color is #270922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09270E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.