What color is #09351C?

#09351C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09351C?

The RGB value is 9, 53, 28: 9 red, 53 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09351C?

The complementary color is #350922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09351C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09351C color

#09351C rgb(9, 53, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #09351C is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 20.8% green and 11% blue (9, 53, 28).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 71% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Hills (#003311), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#09351C color codes

HEX	`#09351C`
RGB	`rgb(9, 53, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 20.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 71%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 83%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 47%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, -21.76, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 24.67, 151.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.595, 2.688, 1.533)`
Decimal	`603420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09351C, 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 #09351C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09351C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #09351C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09351c; }
.text { color: #09351c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09351c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 53 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09351c, #093532); }

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Questions

What color is #09351C?: #09351C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09351C?: The RGB value is 9, 53, 28: 9 red, 53 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09351C?: The complementary color is #350922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09351C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.