HEX atlas value

#09160F

#09160F is a cool green HEX color close to Carbon Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 9, 22, 15, HSL 148, 42%, 6%, has luminance 0.0067, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone

#09160F Sample readable text

HEX #09160F

RGB rgb(9, 22, 15)

HSL hsl(148 42% 6%)

CMYK cmyk(59, 0, 32, 91)

Luminance 0.0067

Contrast Black 1.13:1White 18.52:1

CSS

--color-09160f: #09160F;
.background-09160f { background-color: #09160F; }
.text-09160f { color: #09160F; }

Luminance0.0067

Black text1.13:1AA Fail

White text18.52:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#09160F","rgb":[9,22,15],"hsl":[148,42,6],"cmyk":[59,0,32,91],"luminance":0.0067,"contrast":{"black":1.13,"white":18.52}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":18.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#160910","hex":"#160910","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0C120F","hex":"#0C120F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.11,"contrastWhite":18.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#091609","hex":"#091609","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.13,"contrastWhite":18.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","dark green","earth tone green","Carbon Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/09160f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#160910","analogous":["#091609","#091615"],"triadic":["#0F0916","#160F09"],"tetradic":["#090916","#160910","#161509"],"splitComplementary":["#150916","#160909"],"monochromatic":["#23573B","#09160F","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#23573B","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#06190F","desaturated":"#0C120F","pastel":"#3A644E","neon":"#004721"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":10.862780491200215},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"black","name":"Black","hex":"#000000","distance":28.106938645110393},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":35.93048844644336}]

HEX meaning and use

About #09160F

#09160F is classified as a cool green value with dark and earth tone visual character. #09160F is visually closest to Carbon Black, a named gray color with HEX #0C0C0C.

The RGB channels are 9, 22, and 15, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg with 42% saturation and 6% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0067, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.13:1AA Fail

White text18.52:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #09160F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.13:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF18.52:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C

#160910#FFFFFF text · best 19.44:1#160910

#0C120F#FFFFFF text · best 18.92:1#0C120F

#091609#FFFFFF text · best 18.58:1#091609

Generated Palette

#09160F#09160F

#160910#160910

#091609#091609

#091615#091615

#23573B#23573B

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#160910#160910

#091609#091609

#091615#091615

#0F0916#0F0916

#160F09#160F09

Variants

#23573B#23573B

Black#000000

#06190F#06190F

#0C120F#0C120F

#3A644E#3A644E

#004721#004721

Nearest Named Colors

Carbon Black#0C0C0C

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Black#000000

Raisin#242124

#09160F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #09160F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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