What color is #094955?

#094955 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #094955?

The RGB value is 9, 73, 85: 9 red, 73 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #094955?

The complementary color is #551509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #094955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#094955 color

#094955 rgb(9, 73, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #094955 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 28.6% green and 33.3% blue (9, 73, 85).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#094955 color codes

HEX	`#094955`
RGB	`rgb(9, 73, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 28.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 14%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.06, -14.06, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.06, 18.83, 221.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.134, 5.479, 9.432)`
Decimal	`608597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #094955, 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 #094955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#094955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #094955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #094955; }
.text { color: #094955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #094955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 73 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #094955, #092355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #094955?: #094955 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #094955?: The RGB value is 9, 73, 85: 9 red, 73 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #094955?: The complementary color is #551509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #094955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.