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#09B481

#09b481 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09b481 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 70.59% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.33% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 162.11°, with 90.48% saturation and 37.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3429

Complementary

  1. #09b481
  2. #b4093c

Split complementary

  1. #09b481
  2. #b40991
  3. #b42c09

Analogous

  1. #09b42c
  2. #09b481
  3. #0991b4

Triadic

  1. #09b481
  2. #8109b4
  3. #b48109

Tetradic

  1. #09b481
  2. #093cb4
  3. #b4093c
  4. #b48109

Square

  1. #09b481
  2. #2c09b4
  3. #b4093c
  4. #91b409

Monochromatic

  1. #022219
  2. #056b4d
  3. #09b481
  4. #16f3b1
  5. #5ff7ca

Shades

#09b481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09b481
  2. #08a274
  3. #079067
  4. #067e5a
  5. #056c4d
  6. #055a41
  7. #044834
  8. #033627
  9. #02241a
  10. #01120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#09b481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09b481
  2. #22bc8e
  3. #3ac39a
  4. #53cba7
  5. #6bd2b3
  6. #84dac0
  7. #9de1cd
  8. #b5e9d9
  9. #cef0e6
  10. #e6f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09b481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09b481
  2. #15af81
  3. #21aa81
  4. #2da481
  5. #399f81
  6. #459a81
  7. #509580
  8. #5c9080
  9. #688a80
  10. #748580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7da793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a67e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9984 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cac7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ea483 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09b481 {
  color: #09b481;
}
Background
.bg-09b481 {
  background-color: #09b481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09b481 {
  border: 2px solid #09b481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09b481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 180 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 90% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09b481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09b481, #0991b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09b481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 180 129 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 2.63 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.24 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.50 #00a86b Jade ΔE 4.60 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.48 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 7.63 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.72 #f64b7e Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Mint
#09b481  rgb(9, 180, 129)  hsl(162, 90%, 37%)  Mint
#b4093c  rgb(180, 9, 60)  hsl(342, 90%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#8109b4  rgb(129, 9, 180)  hsl(282, 90%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#b48109  rgb(180, 129, 9)  hsl(42, 90%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod