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#093b13

a deep, vivid green · cool · closest name: Dark Green

RGB
9, 59, 19
HSL
132°, 74%, 13%
CMYK
85, 0, 68, 77
Luminance
0.0323

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #093b13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#093b13
Hue
132°
green
Saturation
74%
vivid
Lightness
13%
deep
Brightness
23%
HSV value
Perceived
18%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0323
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
68/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
12.75:1
Closest name
Dark Green
ΔE2000 14.8
Where it sits
Hue132° of 360°
Saturation74%
Lightness13%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool68% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#093b13
RGBrgb(9, 59, 19)
HSLhsl(132, 74%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 68%, 77%)
LABlab(20.9 -26.1 19.9)
LCHlch(20.9 32.9 142.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.310 0.085 146.3)
Decimal604947
Display P3color(display-p3 0.035 0.231 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #093b13;
background-color: #093b13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#093b13] bg-[#093b13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #093b13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.035, green: 0.231, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#093b13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF093B13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 59, 9)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #093b13 · 12.75:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 12.75:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #093b13 as text scores 12.75:1 on white and 1.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#093b13 on white: 12.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#093b13 on black: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #3C350F
deuteranopia · #363116
tritanopia · #003932

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #093b13 is pinned to step 950; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCF5
#E7F8EA
#C8F3D1
#9EF0AE
#6DE986
#3CE15D
#20D444
#1BB139
#168E2E
#146724
#093b13
Base = 950Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF5Darkest = 950 · #093b13
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF5;
  --brand-100: #E7F8EA;
  --brand-200: #C8F3D1;
  --brand-300: #9EF0AE;
  --brand-400: #6DE986;
  --brand-500: #3CE15D;
  --brand-600: #20D444;
  --brand-700: #1BB139;
  --brand-800: #168E2E;
  --brand-900: #146724;
  --brand-950: #093b13;
  --brand: #093b13;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #093b13

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3A083C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#116F24
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FCED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142417
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #093b13

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#3B0931
Analogous left#183B09
Analogous right#093B2C
Split-complement 1#2C093B
Split-complement 2#3B0918
Triadic 1#13093B
Triadic 2#3B1309
Tetradic#09183B

RGB percentages

Red3.5%
Green23.1%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan84.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow67.8%
Key (black)76.9%

Color previews

#093b13 text on a black background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

#093b13 text on a white background

contrast 12.75:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #093b13;
Background color
Panel with #093b13 background
background-color: #093b13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #093b13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(9, 59, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(9, 59, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #093b13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #093b13, #093B34);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #093b13

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#093b13 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#093b13, answered

What color is #093b13?

#093b13 is a deep vivid green, closest to Dark Green (ΔE2000 14.8). It sits at 132° on the hue wheel with 74% saturation and 13% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #093b13?

rgb(9, 59, 19) — 9 red, 59 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 3.5% / 23.1% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #093b13 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0323 and perceived brightness is 18%, so white text on it reaches 12.75:1.

Should I use black or white text on #093b13?

White. It scores 12.75:1 against #093b13, versus 1.65:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #093b13?

#3B0931 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2C093B and #3B0918, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #093b13?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDC9 for borders, #4B9B5B for secondary text, #3A083C as an accent and #116F24 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #183B09 and #093B2C stays calm, while #3B0931 is the loudest partner.

What is #093b13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(85%, 0%, 68%, 77%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #093b13 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 68 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #113B09; nudged cooler, #083C25.

Work with #093b13 in the Color Lab