What color is #09553B?

#09553B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09553B?

The RGB value is 9, 85, 59: 9 red, 85 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09553B?

The complementary color is #550923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09553B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09553B color

#09553B rgb(9, 85, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #09553B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 33.3% green and 23.1% blue (9, 85, 59).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#09553B color codes

HEX	`#09553B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 85, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 33.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.51, -28.72, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.51, 30.14, 162.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.15, 6.87, 5.244)`
Decimal	`611643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09553B, 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 #09553B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#09553B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #09553B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09553b; }
.text { color: #09553b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09553b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 85 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09553b, #094955); }

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Questions

What color is #09553B?: #09553B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09553B?: The RGB value is 9, 85, 59: 9 red, 85 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09553B?: The complementary color is #550923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09553B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.