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#09200D Color

#09200D is rgb(9, 32, 13) in RGB, hsl(130, 56%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 0%, 59%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), visibly different at ΔE 10.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09200D
HEX#09200D
RGBrgb(9, 32, 13)
HSLhsl(130, 56%, 8%)
HSVhsv(130, 72%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 0%, 59%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(21.9% 0.047 147.4)
LABlab(9.96% -13.33 9.03)
LCHlch(9.96% 16.10 145.89)

What #09200D 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 #09200D, 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.

#09200D Channel Values

How #09200D 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 32 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 56% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 72% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.16:1 vs white · 1.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09200D 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 text17.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #09200D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #09200D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09200D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #09200D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #09200D.

How #09200D 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#09200D
Protanopia#1D1D0D
Protanomaly#171E0D
Deuteranopia#1A1A0E
Deuteranomaly#151D0E
Tritanopia#0D1E1E
Tritanomaly#0C1F19
Achromatopsia#1B1B1B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #09200D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-09200d: #09200D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09200D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09200d': '#09200D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.125, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_09200d">#09200D</color>
SVG fillfill="#09200D"

More Green Colors

#09200D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09200D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09200D?

#09200D is a darkest green — rgb(9, 32, 13) in RGB and hsl(130, 56%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.18.

What is the RGB value of #09200D?

#09200D is rgb(9, 32, 13) — red 9, green 32, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09200D?

#09200D converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 0%, 59%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09200D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #09200D scores 17.16:1 against white and 1.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09200D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09200D 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 18.93, which is visibly different.

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