What color is #094B09?

#094B09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #094B09?

The RGB value is 9, 75, 9: 9 red, 75 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #094B09?

The complementary color is #4B094B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #094B09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#094B09 color

#094B09 rgb(9, 75, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #094B09 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 29.4% green and 3.5% blue (9, 75, 9).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 79% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#094B09 color codes

HEX	`#094B09`
RGB	`rgb(9, 75, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 29.4%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 79%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 88%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 88%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, -33.39, 30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 45.52, 137.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.678, 5.11, 1.104)`
Decimal	`609033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #094B09, 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 #094B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#094B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #094B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #094b09; }
.text { color: #094b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #094b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 75 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #094b09, #094b2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #094B09?: #094B09 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #094B09?: The RGB value is 9, 75, 9: 9 red, 75 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #094B09?: The complementary color is #4B094B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #094B09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.