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#09CB68

#09cb68 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09cb68 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 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.77% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 149.38°, 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4377

Complementary

  1. #09cb68
  2. #cb096c

Split complementary

  1. #09cb68
  2. #c909cb
  3. #cb090b

Analogous

  1. #0bcb09
  2. #09cb68
  3. #09cbc9

Triadic

  1. #09cb68
  2. #6809cb
  3. #cb6809

Tetradic

  1. #09cb68
  2. #096ccb
  3. #cb096c
  4. #cb6809

Square

  1. #09cb68
  2. #090bcb
  3. #cb096c
  4. #cbc909

Monochromatic

  1. #03391d
  2. #068242
  3. #09cb68
  4. #2bf68e
  5. #74f9b5

Shades

#09cb68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09cb68
  2. #08b75e
  3. #07a253
  4. #068e49
  5. #057a3e
  6. #056634
  7. #04512a
  8. #033d1f
  9. #022915
  10. #01140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#09cb68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09cb68
  2. #22d077
  3. #3ad586
  4. #53db95
  5. #6be0a4
  6. #84e5b4
  7. #9deac3
  8. #b5efd2
  9. #cef5e1
  10. #e6faf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09cb68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09cb68
  2. #15c46a
  3. #21bc6d
  4. #2db56f
  5. #39ad72
  6. #45a674
  7. #509e76
  8. #5c9779
  9. #688f7b
  10. #74887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cbc99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb960 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ab6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c063 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93b96c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c99b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09cb68 {
  color: #09cb68;
}
Background
.bg-09cb68 {
  background-color: #09cb68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09cb68 {
  border: 2px solid #09cb68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09cb68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 203 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 149 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09cb68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09cb68, #09cbc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09cb68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 203 104 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.64 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.19 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.24 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.59 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.65 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.38 #f63497 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#09cb68  rgb(9, 203, 104)  hsl(149, 92%, 42%)  Emerald
#cb096c  rgb(203, 9, 108)  hsl(329, 92%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#6809cb  rgb(104, 9, 203)  hsl(269, 92%, 42%)  Han Purple
#cb6809  rgb(203, 104, 9)  hsl(29, 92%, 42%)  Chocolate