What color is #093F3B?

#093F3B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #093F3B?

The RGB value is 9, 63, 59: 9 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #093F3B?

The complementary color is #3F090D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #093F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#093F3B color

#093F3B rgb(9, 63, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #093F3B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 24.7% green and 23.1% blue (9, 63, 59).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 75% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#093F3B color codes

HEX	`#093F3B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 63, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 24.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 75%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 86%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.43, -17.8, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.43, 17.97, 187.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.679, 3.929, 4.754)`
Decimal	`606011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #093F3B, 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 #093F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#093F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #093F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #093f3b; }
.text { color: #093f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #093f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 63 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #093f3b, #09283f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #093F3B?: #093F3B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #093F3B?: The RGB value is 9, 63, 59: 9 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #093F3B?: The complementary color is #3F090D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #093F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.