What color is #09271A?

#09271A 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 #09271A?

The RGB value is 9, 39, 26: 9 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09271A?

The complementary color is #270916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09271A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09271A color

#09271A rgb(9, 39, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #09271A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 15.3% green and 10.2% blue (9, 39, 26).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 63% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#09271A color codes

HEX	`#09271A`
RGB	`rgb(9, 39, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 15.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 63%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 77%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 33%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.13, -15.11, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.13, 16.03, 160.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.025, 1.584, 1.229)`
Decimal	`599834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09271A, 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 #09271A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09271A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #09271A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09271a; }
.text { color: #09271a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09271a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 39 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09271a, #092527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #09271A?: #09271A 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 #09271A?: The RGB value is 9, 39, 26: 9 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09271A?: The complementary color is #270916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09271A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.