What color is #09491A?

#09491A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09491A?

The RGB value is 9, 73, 26: 9 red, 73 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09491A?

The complementary color is #490938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09491A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09491A color

#09491A rgb(9, 73, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #09491A is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 28.6% green and 10.2% blue (9, 73, 26).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 78% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#09491A color codes

HEX	`#09491A`
RGB	`rgb(9, 73, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 28.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 78%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 88%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 64%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.44, -30.72, 22.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.44, 38.02, 143.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.681, 4.897, 1.781)`
Decimal	`608538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09491A, 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 #09491A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09491A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #09491A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09491a; }
.text { color: #09491a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09491a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 73 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09491a, #09493a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #09491A?: #09491A is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09491A?: The RGB value is 9, 73, 26: 9 red, 73 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09491A?: The complementary color is #490938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09491A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.