Information about #09423B color

#09423B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#09423B falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(9, 66, 59) — 3.5% red, 25.9% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 3 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #09423B reads as a vivid, lively cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from City Limits (#0C3A37). Slightly further away sit Rich Black (#004040) and Warm Black (#004242).

In RGB terms — rgb(9, 66, 59) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #09423B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#09423B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#09423B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #09423B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

City Limits color link
City Limits

#0C3A37

Rich Black color link
Rich Black

#004040

Warm Black color link
Warm Black

#004242

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Stokesian 13 color link
Stokesian 13

#164238

Aqua Deep color link
Aqua Deep

#014B43

MSU Green color link
MSU Green

#18453B

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Evergreen color link
Evergreen

#05472A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#09423B
  • RGB9, 66, 59
  • CMYK22, 0, 3, 74
  • CSSrgb(9, 66, 59)
  • HSL173°, 76%, 15%
  • HSL Precise172.632°, 76%, 14.706%
  • HSV173°, 86%, 26%
  • HSB173°, 86%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.035, 0.259, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.035, 0.259, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.035, 0.259, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID09423B
  • DECIMAL ID606779
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01