What color is #09423A?

#09423A 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 #09423A?

The RGB value is 9, 66, 58: 9 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09423A?

The complementary color is #420911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09423A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09423A color

#09423A rgb(9, 66, 58)

Shades of teal

The hex color #09423A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 25.9% green and 22.7% blue (9, 66, 58).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 76% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#09423A color codes

HEX	`#09423A`
RGB	`rgb(9, 66, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 25.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 76%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 86%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.51, -19.75, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.51, 19.76, 180.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.824, 4.26, 4.676)`
Decimal	`606778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09423A, 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 #09423A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09423A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #09423A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09423a; }
.text { color: #09423a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09423a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 66 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09423a, #092e42); }

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Questions

What color is #09423A?: #09423A 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 #09423A?: The RGB value is 9, 66, 58: 9 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09423A?: The complementary color is #420911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09423A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.