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#09BC5D

#09bc5d ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09bc5d 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 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 148.16°, 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3681

Complementary

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #bc0968

Split complementary

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #b709bc
  3. #bc090e

Analogous

  1. #0ebc09
  2. #09bc5d
  3. #09bcb7

Triadic

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #5d09bc
  3. #bc5d09

Tetradic

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #0968bc
  3. #bc0968
  4. #bc5d09

Square

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #090ebc
  3. #bc0968
  4. #bcb709

Monochromatic

  1. #022a15
  2. #067339
  3. #09bc5d
  4. #1df482
  5. #66f8ab

Shades

#09bc5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #08a954
  3. #07964a
  4. #068441
  5. #057138
  6. #055e2f
  7. #044b25
  8. #03381c
  9. #022613
  10. #011309
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bc5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #22c36d
  3. #3ac97d
  4. #53d08e
  5. #6bd79e
  6. #84deae
  7. #9de4be
  8. #b5ebce
  9. #cef2df
  10. #e6f8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bc5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bc5d
  2. #15b661
  3. #21b064
  4. #2daa68
  5. #39a46b
  6. #459e6f
  7. #509872
  8. #5c9276
  9. #688c79
  10. #74867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9e64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b258 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88ab61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bc5d {
  color: #09bc5d;
}
Background
.bg-09bc5d {
  background-color: #09bc5d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bc5d {
  border: 2px solid #09bc5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bc5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bc5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bc5d, #09bcb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bc5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 93 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.07 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.19 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.48 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.80 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.38 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.67 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.29 #f643a2 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#09bc5d  rgb(9, 188, 93)  hsl(148, 91%, 39%)  Emerald
#bc0968  rgb(188, 9, 104)  hsl(328, 91%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5d09bc  rgb(93, 9, 188)  hsl(268, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bc5d09  rgb(188, 93, 9)  hsl(28, 91%, 39%)  Burnt Orange