What color is #09302A?

#09302A is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09302A?

The RGB value is 9, 48, 42: 9 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09302A?

The complementary color is #30090F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09302A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09302A color

#09302A rgb(9, 48, 42)

Shades of teal

The hex color #09302A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 18.8% green and 16.5% blue (9, 48, 42).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 68% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#09302A color codes

HEX	`#09302A`
RGB	`rgb(9, 48, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 18.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 68%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 81%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 13%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.17, -15.19, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.17, 15.19, 180.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.587, 2.339, 2.558)`
Decimal	`602154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09302A, 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 #09302A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09302A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #09302A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09302a; }
.text { color: #09302a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09302a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 48 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09302a, #092330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #09302A?: #09302A is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09302A?: The RGB value is 9, 48, 42: 9 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09302A?: The complementary color is #30090F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09302A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.