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#09CB64

#09cb64 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09cb64 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 79.61% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.74% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 148.14°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4369

Complementary

  1. #09cb64
  2. #cb0970

Split complementary

  1. #09cb64
  2. #c509cb
  3. #cb090f

Analogous

  1. #0fcb09
  2. #09cb64
  3. #09cbc5

Triadic

  1. #09cb64
  2. #6409cb
  3. #cb6409

Tetradic

  1. #09cb64
  2. #0970cb
  3. #cb0970
  4. #cb6409

Square

  1. #09cb64
  2. #090fcb
  3. #cb0970
  4. #cbc509

Monochromatic

  1. #03391c
  2. #068240
  3. #09cb64
  4. #2bf68a
  5. #74f9b2

Shades

#09cb64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09cb64
  2. #08b75a
  3. #07a250
  4. #068e46
  5. #057a3c
  6. #056632
  7. #045128
  8. #033d1e
  9. #022914
  10. #01140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#09cb64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09cb64
  2. #22d074
  3. #3ad583
  4. #53db93
  5. #6be0a2
  6. #84e5b2
  7. #9deac1
  8. #b5efd1
  9. #cef5e0
  10. #e6faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09cb64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09cb64
  2. #15c467
  3. #21bc6a
  4. #2db56c
  5. #39ad6f
  6. #45a672
  7. #509e75
  8. #5c9778
  9. #688f7a
  10. #74887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cbc98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb95b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ab6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c05f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93b969 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c99a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09cb64 {
  color: #09cb64;
}
Background
.bg-09cb64 {
  background-color: #09cb64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09cb64 {
  border: 2px solid #09cb64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09cb64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 203 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 148 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09cb64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09cb64, #09cbc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09cb64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 203 100 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.02 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.26 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.64 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.03 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.48 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.99 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.67 #f6349b Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#09cb64  rgb(9, 203, 100)  hsl(148, 92%, 42%)  Emerald
#cb0970  rgb(203, 9, 112)  hsl(328, 92%, 42%)  Telemagenta
#6409cb  rgb(100, 9, 203)  hsl(268, 92%, 42%)  Han Purple
#cb6409  rgb(203, 100, 9)  hsl(28, 92%, 42%)  Chocolate