What color is #09493A?

#09493A is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09493A?

The RGB value is 9, 73, 58: 9 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09493A?

The complementary color is #490918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09493A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09493A color

#09493A rgb(9, 73, 58)

Shades of teal

The hex color #09493A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 28.6% green and 22.7% blue (9, 73, 58).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 78% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#09493A color codes

HEX	`#09493A`
RGB	`rgb(9, 73, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 28.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 78%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 88%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, -23.33, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 23.6, 171.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.259, 5.128, 4.82)`
Decimal	`608570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09493A, 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 #09493A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09493A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #09493A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09493a; }
.text { color: #09493a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09493a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 73 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09493a, #093849); }

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Questions

What color is #09493A?: #09493A is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09493A?: The RGB value is 9, 73, 58: 9 red, 73 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09493A?: The complementary color is #490918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09493A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.