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#09C8A7

#09c8a7 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09c8a7 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 78.43% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 169.63°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 4.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4416

Complementary

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #c8092a

Split complementary

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #c8098a
  3. #c84709

Analogous

  1. #09c847
  2. #09c8a7
  3. #098ac8

Triadic

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #a709c8
  3. #c8a709

Tetradic

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #092ac8
  3. #c8092a
  4. #c8a709

Square

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #4709c8
  3. #c8092a
  4. #8ac809

Monochromatic

  1. #02362d
  2. #067f6a
  3. #09c8a7
  4. #28f5d2
  5. #71f9e1

Shades

#09c8a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #08b496
  3. #07a086
  4. #068c75
  5. #057864
  6. #056454
  7. #045043
  8. #033c32
  9. #022821
  10. #011411
  11. #000000

Tints

#09c8a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #22ceb0
  3. #3ad3b9
  4. #53d9c1
  5. #6bdeca
  6. #84e4d3
  7. #9de9dc
  8. #b5efe5
  9. #cef4ed
  10. #e6faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09c8a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09c8a7
  2. #15c1a3
  3. #21ba9f
  4. #2db29b
  5. #39ab97
  6. #45a494
  7. #509d90
  8. #5c968c
  9. #688e88
  10. #748784
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dbbad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0baa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acaba9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c0a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88b7a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cab5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09c8a7 {
  color: #09c8a7;
}
Background
.bg-09c8a7 {
  background-color: #09c8a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09c8a7 {
  border: 2px solid #09c8a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09c8a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 200 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09c8a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09c8a7, #098ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09c8a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 200 167 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.63 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.11 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.95 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.25 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.43 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.50 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.50 #f63758 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#09c8a7  rgb(9, 200, 167)  hsl(170, 91%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#c8092a  rgb(200, 9, 42)  hsl(350, 91%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#a709c8  rgb(167, 9, 200)  hsl(290, 91%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#c8a709  rgb(200, 167, 9)  hsl(50, 91%, 41%)  Metallic Gold