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#09BC4E

#09bc4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09bc4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 143.13°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3657

Complementary

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #bc0977

Split complementary

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #a809bc
  3. #bc091d

Analogous

  1. #1dbc09
  2. #09bc4e
  3. #09bca8

Triadic

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #4e09bc
  3. #bc4e09

Tetradic

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #0977bc
  3. #bc0977
  4. #bc4e09

Square

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #091dbc
  3. #bc0977
  4. #bca809

Monochromatic

  1. #022a11
  2. #067330
  3. #09bc4e
  4. #1df470
  5. #66f89e

Shades

#09bc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #08a946
  3. #07963e
  4. #068437
  5. #05712f
  6. #055e27
  7. #044b1f
  8. #033817
  9. #022610
  10. #011308
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #22c360
  3. #3ac971
  4. #53d083
  5. #6bd795
  6. #84dea7
  7. #9de4b8
  8. #b5ebca
  9. #cef2dc
  10. #e6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bc4e
  2. #15b653
  3. #21b058
  4. #2daa5d
  5. #39a462
  6. #459e67
  7. #50986c
  8. #5c9271
  9. #688c76
  10. #74867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ae89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ab54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bc4e {
  color: #09bc4e;
}
Background
.bg-09bc4e {
  background-color: #09bc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bc4e {
  border: 2px solid #09bc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bc4e, #09bca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.64 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.20 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.25 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.83 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.46 #f643b1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#09bc4e  rgb(9, 188, 78)  hsl(143, 91%, 39%)  Emerald
#bc0977  rgb(188, 9, 119)  hsl(323, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e09bc  rgb(78, 9, 188)  hsl(263, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bc4e09  rgb(188, 78, 9)  hsl(23, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany