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#09620C Color

#09620C is rgb(9, 98, 12) in RGB, hsl(122, 83%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 88%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Green (#136207), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09620C
HEX#09620C
RGBrgb(9, 98, 12)
HSLhsl(122, 83%, 21%)
HSVhsv(122, 91%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 88%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(43.2% 0.14 142.9)
LABlab(35.67% -37.83 37.07)
LCHlch(35.67% 52.97 135.59)

What #09620C 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 #09620C, 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.

#09620C Channel Values

How #09620C 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 98 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 83% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 91% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.6:1 vs white · 2.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09620C 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 text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #09620C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09620C; 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 #09620C

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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How #09620C 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#09620C
Protanopia#5A5A0E
Protanomaly#475D0D
Deuteranopia#515114
Deuteranomaly#405811
Tritanopia#245C5C
Tritanomaly#1C5E49
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #09620C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-09620c: #09620C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09620C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09620c': '#09620C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.384, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_09620c">#09620C</color>
SVG fillfill="#09620C"

More Green Colors

#09620C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09620C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09620C?

#09620C is a dark green — rgb(9, 98, 12) in RGB and hsl(122, 83%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Green (#136207), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.94.

What is the RGB value of #09620C?

#09620C is rgb(9, 98, 12) — red 9, green 98, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09620C?

#09620C converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 88%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09620C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #09620C scores 7.6:1 against white and 2.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09620C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09620C 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 4.26, which is very hard to tell apart.

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