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#09160A Color

#09160A is rgb(9, 22, 10) in RGB, hsl(125, 42%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 55%, 91%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soft Black (#131313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09160A
HEX#09160A
RGBrgb(9, 22, 10)
HSLhsl(125, 42%, 6%)
HSVhsv(125, 59%, 9%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 55%, 91%)
OKLCHoklch(18.4% 0.03 146)
LABlab(5.91% -6.44 4.56)
LCHlch(5.91% 7.89 144.70)

What #09160A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #09160A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#09160A Channel Values

How #09160A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 9 · G 22 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 42% · L 6%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 59% · V 9%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 91%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.57:1 vs white · 1.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09160A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #09160A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09160A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #09160A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #09160A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#09160A
Protanopia#14140A
Protanomaly#10150A
Deuteranopia#12120A
Deuteranomaly#0F140A
Tritanopia#0B1515
Tritanomaly#0A1511
Achromatopsia#131313

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Using #09160A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-09160a: #09160A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09160A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09160a': '#09160A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.086, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_09160a">#09160A</color>
SVG fillfill="#09160A"

More Green Colors

#09160A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09160A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09160A?

#09160A is a darkest green — rgb(9, 22, 10) in RGB and hsl(125, 42%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soft Black (#131313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.89.

What is the RGB value of #09160A?

#09160A is rgb(9, 22, 10) — red 9, green 22, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09160A?

#09160A converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 55%, 91%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09160A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #09160A scores 18.57:1 against white and 1.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09160A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09160A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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