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#09313A Color

#09313A is rgb(9, 49, 58) in RGB, hsl(191, 73%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 16%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09313A
HEX#09313A
RGBrgb(9, 49, 58)
HSLhsl(191, 73%, 13%)
HSVhsv(191, 84%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 16%, 0%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(29.1% 0.046 216.3)
LABlab(18.00% -11.35 -9.93)
LCHlch(18.00% 15.08 221.18)

What #09313A 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 #09313A, 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 teal in the library.

#09313A Channel Values

How #09313A 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 49 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 73% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 84% · V 23%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 77%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.89:1 vs white · 1.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09313A 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 text13.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #09313A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09313A; 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 #09313A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #09313A.

How #09313A 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#09313A
Protanopia#2D2D3A
Protanomaly#232E3A
Deuteranopia#28283B
Deuteranomaly#1F2C3A
Tritanopia#043232
Tritanomaly#063235
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #09313A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-09313a: #09313A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09313A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09313a': '#09313A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.192, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_09313a">#09313A</color>
SVG fillfill="#09313A"

More Teal Colors

#09313A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09313A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09313A?

#09313A is a darkest teal — rgb(9, 49, 58) in RGB and hsl(191, 73%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #09313A?

#09313A is rgb(9, 49, 58) — red 9, green 49, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09313A?

#09313A converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 16%, 0%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09313A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #09313A scores 13.89:1 against white and 1.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09313A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09313A 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.47, which is visibly different.

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