What color is #093505?

#093505 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #093505?

The RGB value is 9, 53, 5: 9 red, 53 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #093505?

The complementary color is #310535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #093505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#093505 color

#093505 rgb(9, 53, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #093505 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 20.8% green and 2% blue (9, 53, 5).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 83% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#093505 color codes

HEX	`#093505`
RGB	`rgb(9, 53, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 20.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 83%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 91%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 91%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.43, -25.47, 23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.43, 34.7, 137.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.413, 2.615, 0.574)`
Decimal	`603397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #093505, 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 #093505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#093505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #093505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #093505; }
.text { color: #093505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #093505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 53 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #093505, #053519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #093505?: #093505 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #093505?: The RGB value is 9, 53, 5: 9 red, 53 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #093505?: The complementary color is #310535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #093505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.