What color is #09340B?

#09340B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09340B?

The RGB value is 9, 52, 11: 9 red, 52 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09340B?

The complementary color is #340932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09340B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09340B color

#09340B rgb(9, 52, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #09340B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 20.4% green and 4.3% blue (9, 52, 11).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 70% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#09340B color codes

HEX	`#09340B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 52, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 20.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 70%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 83%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 79%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.09, -24.35, 20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.09, 31.96, 139.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.401, 2.538, 0.733)`
Decimal	`603147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09340B, 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 #09340B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09340B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #09340B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09340b; }
.text { color: #09340b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09340b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 52 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09340b, #093421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #09340B?: #09340B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09340B?: The RGB value is 9, 52, 11: 9 red, 52 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09340B?: The complementary color is #340932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09340B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.