What color is #09774D?

#09774D is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09774D?

The RGB value is 9, 119, 77: 9 red, 119 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09774D?

The complementary color is #770933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09774D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09774D color

#09774D rgb(9, 119, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #09774D is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 46.7% green and 30.2% blue (9, 119, 77).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 86% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Opal Green (#157954), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#09774D color codes

HEX	`#09774D`
RGB	`rgb(9, 119, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 46.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 86%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 92%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.93, -38.74, 15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.93, 41.68, 158.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.048, 13.787, 9.257)`
Decimal	`620365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09774D, 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 #09774D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#09774D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #09774D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09774d; }
.text { color: #09774d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09774d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 119 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09774d, #096a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #09774D?: #09774D is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09774D?: The RGB value is 9, 119, 77: 9 red, 119 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09774D?: The complementary color is #770933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09774D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.