What color is #093420?

#093420 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #093420?

The RGB value is 9, 52, 32: 9 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #093420?

The complementary color is #34091D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #093420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#093420 color

#093420 rgb(9, 52, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #093420 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 20.4% green and 12.5% blue (9, 52, 32).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 70% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#093420 color codes

HEX	`#093420`
RGB	`rgb(9, 52, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 20.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 70%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 83%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 38%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.44, -20.29, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.44, 22.02, 157.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.601, 2.618, 1.787)`
Decimal	`603168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #093420, 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 #093420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#093420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #093420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #093420; }
.text { color: #093420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #093420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 52 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #093420, #093334); }

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Questions

What color is #093420?: #093420 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #093420?: The RGB value is 9, 52, 32: 9 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #093420?: The complementary color is #34091D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #093420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.