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#09C051

#09c051 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09c051 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 75.29% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 143.61°, with 91.04% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3835

Complementary

  1. #09c051
  2. #c00978

Split complementary

  1. #09c051
  2. #ac09c0
  3. #c0091c

Analogous

  1. #1cc009
  2. #09c051
  3. #09c0ac

Triadic

  1. #09c051
  2. #5109c0
  3. #c05109

Tetradic

  1. #09c051
  2. #0978c0
  3. #c00978
  4. #c05109

Square

  1. #09c051
  2. #091cc0
  3. #c00978
  4. #c0ac09

Monochromatic

  1. #022e13
  2. #067732
  3. #09c051
  4. #21f574
  5. #6af8a2

Shades

#09c051 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09c051
  2. #08ad49
  3. #079a41
  4. #068639
  5. #057331
  6. #056029
  7. #044d20
  8. #033a18
  9. #022610
  10. #011308
  11. #000000

Tints

#09c051 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09c051
  2. #22c662
  3. #3acd74
  4. #53d385
  5. #6bd997
  6. #84e0a8
  7. #9de6b9
  8. #b5eccb
  9. #cef2dc
  10. #e6f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09c051 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09c051
  2. #15ba56
  3. #21b35a
  4. #2dad5f
  5. #39a664
  6. #45a069
  7. #509a6d
  8. #5c9372
  9. #688d77
  10. #74867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84b18c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ae46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a25a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab54b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8caf57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00be8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09c051 {
  color: #09c051;
}
Background
.bg-09c051 {
  background-color: #09c051;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09c051 {
  border: 2px solid #09c051;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09c051;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 192 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09c051 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09c051, #09c0ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09c051 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 192 81 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.82 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.02 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.82 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.88 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.37 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.45 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.54 #f63fae Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Emerald
#09c051  rgb(9, 192, 81)  hsl(144, 91%, 39%)  Emerald
#c00978  rgb(192, 9, 120)  hsl(324, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#5109c0  rgb(81, 9, 192)  hsl(264, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#c05109  rgb(192, 81, 9)  hsl(24, 91%, 39%)  Burnt Orange