What color is #093731?

#093731 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 #093731?

The RGB value is 9, 55, 49: 9 red, 55 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #093731?

The complementary color is #37090F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #093731?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#093731 color

#093731 rgb(9, 55, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #093731 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 21.6% green and 19.2% blue (9, 55, 49).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 72% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#093731 color codes

HEX	`#093731`
RGB	`rgb(9, 55, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 21.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 72%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 84%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 11%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.09, -16.78, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.09, 16.79, 182.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.033, 3.012, 3.379)`
Decimal	`603953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #093731, 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 #093731	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#093731 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #093731 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #093731; }
.text { color: #093731; }
.border { border: 2px solid #093731; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 55 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #093731, #092637); }

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Questions

What color is #093731?: #093731 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 #093731?: The RGB value is 9, 55, 49: 9 red, 55 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #093731?: The complementary color is #37090F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #093731?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.