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#09BF8A

#09bf8a ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09bf8a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 74.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 162.53°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3915

Complementary

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #bf093e

Split complementary

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #bf0999
  3. #bf2f09

Analogous

  1. #09bf2f
  2. #09bf8a
  3. #0999bf

Triadic

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #8a09bf
  3. #bf8a09

Tetradic

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #093ebf
  3. #bf093e
  4. #bf8a09

Square

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #2f09bf
  3. #bf093e
  4. #99bf09

Monochromatic

  1. #022d20
  2. #067655
  3. #09bf8a
  4. #20f4b7
  5. #69f8ce

Shades

#09bf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #08ac7c
  3. #07996e
  4. #068661
  5. #057353
  6. #056045
  7. #044c37
  8. #033929
  9. #02261c
  10. #01130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #22c596
  3. #3acca1
  4. #53d2ad
  5. #6bd9b9
  6. #84dfc5
  7. #9de5d0
  8. #b5ecdc
  9. #cef2e8
  10. #e6f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bf8a
  2. #15b989
  3. #21b288
  4. #2dac87
  5. #39a686
  6. #45a085
  7. #509984
  8. #5c9383
  9. #688d82
  10. #748681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85b29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb087 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a28e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95b688 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85af8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bf8a {
  color: #09bf8a;
}
Background
.bg-09bf8a {
  background-color: #09bf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bf8a {
  border: 2px solid #09bf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 191 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bf8a, #0999bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 191 138 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 3.54 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.80 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.54 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.43 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.22 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.24 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.46 #f64075 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#09bf8a  rgb(9, 191, 138)  hsl(163, 91%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#bf093e  rgb(191, 9, 62)  hsl(343, 91%, 39%)  Cardinal
#8a09bf  rgb(138, 9, 191)  hsl(283, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#bf8a09  rgb(191, 138, 9)  hsl(43, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod