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#09BC8D

#09bc8d ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09bc8d is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 73.73% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 164.25°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3795

Complementary

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #bc0938

Split complementary

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #bc0991
  3. #bc3409

Analogous

  1. #09bc34
  2. #09bc8d
  3. #0991bc

Triadic

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #8d09bc
  3. #bc8d09

Tetradic

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #0938bc
  3. #bc0938
  4. #bc8d09

Square

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #3409bc
  3. #bc0938
  4. #91bc09

Monochromatic

  1. #022a20
  2. #067356
  3. #09bc8d
  4. #1df4bc
  5. #66f8d2

Shades

#09bc8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #08a97f
  3. #079671
  4. #068463
  5. #057155
  6. #055e47
  7. #044b38
  8. #03382a
  9. #02261c
  10. #01130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bc8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #22c398
  3. #3ac9a4
  4. #53d0af
  5. #6bd7bb
  6. #84dec6
  7. #9de4d1
  8. #b5ebdd
  9. #cef2e8
  10. #e6f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bc8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bc8d
  2. #15b68c
  3. #21b08a
  4. #2daa89
  5. #39a488
  6. #459e87
  7. #509885
  8. #5c9284
  9. #688c83
  10. #748681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83af9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ae8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b48b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82ac8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bc8d {
  color: #09bc8d;
}
Background
.bg-09bc8d {
  background-color: #09bc8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bc8d {
  border: 2px solid #09bc8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bc8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bc8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bc8d, #0991bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bc8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 141 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 2.93 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.16 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.16 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.22 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.21 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.31 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.64 #f64372 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#09bc8d  rgb(9, 188, 141)  hsl(164, 91%, 39%)  Mint
#bc0938  rgb(188, 9, 56)  hsl(344, 91%, 39%)  Cardinal
#8d09bc  rgb(141, 9, 188)  hsl(284, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#bc8d09  rgb(188, 141, 9)  hsl(44, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod