What color is #0A2609?

#0A2609 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A2609?

The RGB value is 10, 38, 9: 10 red, 38 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A2609?

The complementary color is #250926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A2609?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A2609 color

#0A2609 rgb(10, 38, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #0A2609 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 14.9% green and 3.5% blue (10, 38, 9).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 62% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#0A2609 color codes

HEX	`#0A2609`
RGB	`rgb(10, 38, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 14.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 62%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 76%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 76%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.42, -18, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.42, 23, 141.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.868, 1.47, 0.496)`
Decimal	`665097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A2609, 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 #0A2609	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A2609 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #0A2609 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a2609; }
.text { color: #0a2609; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a2609; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 38 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a2609, #092616); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0A2609?: #0A2609 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A2609?: The RGB value is 10, 38, 9: 10 red, 38 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A2609?: The complementary color is #250926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A2609?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.