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#09481A

#09481a ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#09481a is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 28.24% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.89% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 136.19°, with 77.78% saturation and 15.88% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0477

Complementary

  1. #09481a
  2. #480937

Split complementary

  1. #09481a
  2. #390948
  3. #480917

Analogous

  1. #174809
  2. #09481a
  3. #094839

Triadic

  1. #09481a
  2. #1a0948
  3. #481a09

Tetradic

  1. #09481a
  2. #093748
  3. #480937
  4. #481a09

Square

  1. #09481a
  2. #091748
  3. #480937
  4. #483909

Monochromatic

  1. #021207
  2. #021207
  3. #09481a
  4. #118c33
  5. #1ad04b

Shades

#09481a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09481a
  2. #084117
  3. #073a15
  4. #063212
  5. #052b10
  6. #05240d
  7. #041d0a
  8. #031608
  9. #020e05
  10. #010703
  11. #000000

Tints

#09481a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09481a
  2. #225a31
  3. #3a6d48
  4. #537f5f
  5. #6b9176
  6. #84a48d
  7. #9db6a3
  8. #b5c8ba
  9. #cedad1
  10. #e6ede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09481a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09481a
  2. #154e24
  3. #21532e
  4. #2d5939
  5. #395e43
  6. #45644d
  7. #506a57
  8. #5c6f61
  9. #68756c
  10. #747a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #304233 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494115 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #423c1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00463e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394417 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #34411c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004733 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09481a {
  color: #09481a;
}
Background
.bg-09481a {
  background-color: #09481a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-09481a {
  border: 2px solid #09481a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09481a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 72 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 78% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09481a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09481a, #094839);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09481a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 72 26 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 5.17 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.10 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.86 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.40 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 11.19 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 11.38 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 11.77 #f6b7e5 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#09481a  rgb(9, 72, 26)  hsl(136, 78%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#480937  rgb(72, 9, 55)  hsl(316, 78%, 16%)  Tyrian Purple
#1a0948  rgb(26, 9, 72)  hsl(256, 78%, 16%)  Midnight Blue
#481a09  rgb(72, 26, 9)  hsl(16, 78%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum