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#09CA68

#09ca68 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09ca68 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 79.22% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.51% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 149.53°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.433

Complementary

  1. #09ca68
  2. #ca096b

Split complementary

  1. #09ca68
  2. #c809ca
  3. #ca090b

Analogous

  1. #0bca09
  2. #09ca68
  3. #09cac8

Triadic

  1. #09ca68
  2. #6809ca
  3. #ca6809

Tetradic

  1. #09ca68
  2. #096bca
  3. #ca096b
  4. #ca6809

Square

  1. #09ca68
  2. #090bca
  3. #ca096b
  4. #cac809

Monochromatic

  1. #02381d
  2. #068142
  3. #09ca68
  4. #2af68e
  5. #73f9b5

Shades

#09ca68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09ca68
  2. #08b65e
  3. #07a253
  4. #068d49
  5. #05793e
  6. #056534
  7. #04512a
  8. #033d1f
  9. #022815
  10. #01140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#09ca68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09ca68
  2. #22cf77
  3. #3ad586
  4. #53da95
  5. #6bdfa4
  6. #84e5b4
  7. #9deac3
  8. #b5efd2
  9. #cef4e1
  10. #e6faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09ca68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09ca68
  2. #15c36a
  3. #21bb6d
  4. #2db46f
  5. #39ac72
  6. #45a574
  7. #509e76
  8. #5c9679
  9. #688f7b
  10. #74877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cbb98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab860 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8aa6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1bf63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92b86c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c89b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09ca68 {
  color: #09ca68;
}
Background
.bg-09ca68 {
  background-color: #09ca68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09ca68 {
  border: 2px solid #09ca68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09ca68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 202 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09ca68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09ca68, #09cac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09ca68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 202 104 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.55 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.18 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.37 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.39 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.78 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.29 #f63597 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Emerald
#09ca68  rgb(9, 202, 104)  hsl(150, 91%, 41%)  Emerald
#ca096b  rgb(202, 9, 107)  hsl(330, 91%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#6809ca  rgb(104, 9, 202)  hsl(270, 91%, 41%)  Han Purple
#ca6809  rgb(202, 104, 9)  hsl(30, 91%, 41%)  Chocolate