What color is #097E23?

#097E23 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Poblano. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #097E23?

The RGB value is 9, 126, 35: 9 red, 126 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #097E23?

The complementary color is #7E0964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #097E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#097E23 color

#097E23 rgb(9, 126, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #097E23 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 49.4% green and 13.7% blue (9, 126, 35).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 87% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Poblano (#077F1B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#097E23 color codes

HEX	`#097E23`
RGB	`rgb(9, 126, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 49.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 87%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 93%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 72%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, -48.27, 39.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 62.39, 140.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.876, 15.1, 4.089)`
Decimal	`622115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #097E23, 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 #097E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#097E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #097E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #097e23; }
.text { color: #097e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #097e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 126 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #097e23, #097e5e); }

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Questions

What color is #097E23?: #097E23 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Poblano. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #097E23?: The RGB value is 9, 126, 35: 9 red, 126 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #097E23?: The complementary color is #7E0964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #097E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.