What color is #09655C?

#09655C is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09655C?

The RGB value is 9, 101, 92: 9 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09655C?

The complementary color is #650912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09655C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09655C color

#09655C rgb(9, 101, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #09655C is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 39.6% green and 36.1% blue (9, 101, 92).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 84% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#09655C color codes

HEX	`#09655C`
RGB	`rgb(9, 101, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 39.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 84%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 91%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, -26.62, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 26.69, 184.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.697, 10.137, 11.727)`
Decimal	`615772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09655C, 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 #09655C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#09655C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #09655C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09655c; }
.text { color: #09655c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09655c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 101 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09655c, #094065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #09655C?: #09655C is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09655C?: The RGB value is 9, 101, 92: 9 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09655C?: The complementary color is #650912, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09655C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.