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#09DC4E

#09dc4e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09dc4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 86.27% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 139.62°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 0.66.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.5179

Complementary

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #dc0997

Split complementary

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #b709dc
  3. #dc092e

Analogous

  1. #2edc09
  2. #09dc4e
  3. #09dcb7

Triadic

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #4e09dc
  3. #dc4e09

Tetradic

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #0997dc
  3. #dc0997
  4. #dc4e09

Square

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #092edc
  3. #dc0997
  4. #dcb709

Monochromatic

  1. #03491a
  2. #069234
  3. #09dc4e
  4. #3bf778
  5. #84faab

Shades

#09dc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #08c646
  3. #07b03e
  4. #069a37
  5. #05842f
  6. #056e27
  7. #04581f
  8. #034217
  9. #022c10
  10. #011608
  11. #000000

Tints

#09dc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #22e060
  3. #3ae371
  4. #53e783
  5. #6bea95
  6. #84eea7
  7. #9df1b8
  8. #b5f5ca
  9. #cef8dc
  10. #e6fced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09dc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09dc4e
  2. #15d353
  3. #21ca58
  4. #2dc05d
  5. #39b762
  6. #45ae67
  7. #50a56c
  8. #5c9c71
  9. #689276
  10. #74897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98cb9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb95b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2d044 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2c856 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d99e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09dc4e {
  color: #09dc4e;
}
Background
.bg-09dc4e {
  background-color: #09dc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09dc4e {
  border: 2px solid #09dc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09dc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 220 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09dc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09dc4e, #09dcb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09dc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 220 78 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 0.66 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.33 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.35 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.29 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.94 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 9.46 #f623b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Malachite
#09dc4e  rgb(9, 220, 78)  hsl(140, 92%, 45%)  Malachite
#dc0997  rgb(220, 9, 151)  hsl(320, 92%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e09dc  rgb(78, 9, 220)  hsl(260, 92%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#dc4e09  rgb(220, 78, 9)  hsl(20, 92%, 45%)  Flame