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#09B59E

#09b59e ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09b59e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 70.98% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.71% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 171.98°, with 90.53% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3557

Complementary

  1. #09b59e
  2. #b50920

Split complementary

  1. #09b59e
  2. #b50976
  3. #b54809

Analogous

  1. #09b548
  2. #09b59e
  3. #0976b5

Triadic

  1. #09b59e
  2. #9e09b5
  3. #b59e09

Tetradic

  1. #09b59e
  2. #0920b5
  3. #b50920
  4. #b59e09

Square

  1. #09b59e
  2. #4809b5
  3. #b50920
  4. #76b509

Monochromatic

  1. #02231f
  2. #056c5e
  3. #09b59e
  4. #17f3d6
  5. #60f7e3

Shades

#09b59e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09b59e
  2. #08a38e
  3. #07917e
  4. #067f6f
  5. #056d5f
  6. #055b4f
  7. #04483f
  8. #03362f
  9. #022420
  10. #011210
  11. #000000

Tints

#09b59e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09b59e
  2. #22bca8
  3. #3ac4b1
  4. #53cbbb
  5. #6bd3c5
  6. #84dacf
  7. #9de1d8
  8. #b5e9e2
  9. #cef0ec
  10. #e6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09b59e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09b59e
  2. #15b09b
  3. #21aa98
  4. #2da595
  5. #39a092
  6. #459b8f
  7. #50958c
  8. #5c9089
  9. #688b86
  10. #748583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada99d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999ba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89ae9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7aa69f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09b59e {
  color: #09b59e;
}
Background
.bg-09b59e {
  background-color: #09b59e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09b59e {
  border: 2px solid #09b59e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09b59e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 181 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09b59e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09b59e, #0976b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09b59e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 181 158 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.45 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.21 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.45 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.52 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.81 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.84 #f64a61 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#09b59e  rgb(9, 181, 158)  hsl(172, 91%, 37%)  Persian Green
#b50920  rgb(181, 9, 32)  hsl(352, 91%, 37%)  Firebrick
#9e09b5  rgb(158, 9, 181)  hsl(292, 91%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#b59e09  rgb(181, 158, 9)  hsl(52, 91%, 37%)  Brass