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#09AF09

#09af09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09af09 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 68.63% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 90.22% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#009900
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Relative luminance0.3074

Complementary

  1. #09af09
  2. #af09af

Split complementary

  1. #09af09
  2. #5c09af
  3. #af095c

Analogous

  1. #5caf09
  2. #09af09
  3. #09af5c

Triadic

  1. #09af09
  2. #0909af
  3. #af0909

Tetradic

  1. #09af09
  2. #09afaf
  3. #af09af
  4. #af0909

Square

  1. #09af09
  2. #095caf
  3. #af09af
  4. #af5c09

Monochromatic

  1. #021d02
  2. #056605
  3. #09af09
  4. #12f312
  5. #5af75a

Shades

#09af09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09af09
  2. #089e08
  3. #078c07
  4. #067b06
  5. #056905
  6. #055805
  7. #044604
  8. #033503
  9. #022302
  10. #011201
  11. #000000

Tints

#09af09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09af09
  2. #22b722
  3. #3abf3a
  4. #53c753
  5. #6bcf6b
  6. #84d784
  7. #9ddf9d
  8. #b5e7b5
  9. #ceefce
  10. #e6f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09af09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09af09
  2. #15aa15
  3. #21a621
  4. #2da12d
  5. #399c39
  6. #459845
  7. #509350
  8. #5c8e5c
  9. #688968
  10. #748574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77a177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ea500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829f1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ac75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09af09 {
  color: #09af09;
}
Background
.bg-09af09 {
  background-color: #09af09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09af09 {
  border: 2px solid #09af09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09af09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 175 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09af09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09af09, #09af5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09af09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 175 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.87 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.28 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.91 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.61 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 11.75 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.91 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.97 #f650f6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#09af09  rgb(9, 175, 9)  hsl(120, 90%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#af09af  rgb(175, 9, 175)  hsl(300, 90%, 36%)  Dark Orchid
#0909af  rgb(9, 9, 175)  hsl(240, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#af0909  rgb(175, 9, 9)  hsl(0, 90%, 36%)  Rufous