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#09DC9C

#09dc9c ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09dc9c is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 86.27% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 161.8°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 4.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.5364

Complementary

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #dc0949

Split complementary

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #dc09b2
  3. #dc3209

Analogous

  1. #09dc32
  2. #09dc9c
  3. #09b2dc

Triadic

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #9c09dc
  3. #dc9c09

Tetradic

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #0949dc
  3. #dc0949
  4. #dc9c09

Square

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #3209dc
  3. #dc0949
  4. #b2dc09

Monochromatic

  1. #034934
  2. #069268
  3. #09dc9c
  4. #3bf7be
  5. #84fad6

Shades

#09dc9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #08c68c
  3. #07b07d
  4. #069a6d
  5. #05845e
  6. #056e4e
  7. #04583e
  8. #03422f
  9. #022c1f
  10. #011610
  11. #000000

Tints

#09dc9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #22e0a6
  3. #3ae3b0
  4. #53e7ba
  5. #6beac4
  6. #84eece
  7. #9df1d7
  8. #b5f5e1
  9. #cef8eb
  10. #e6fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09dc9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09dc9c
  2. #15d399
  3. #21ca96
  4. #2dc094
  5. #39b791
  6. #45ae8e
  7. #50a58b
  8. #5c9c88
  9. #689286
  10. #748983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9acdb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8cb98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2bba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acd29a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bc99f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dcba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09dc9c {
  color: #09dc9c;
}
Background
.bg-09dc9c {
  background-color: #09dc9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09dc9c {
  border: 2px solid #09dc9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09dc9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 220 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09dc9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09dc9c, #09b2dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09dc9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 220 156 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.45 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.48 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.73 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.97 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.39 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 10.52 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.53 #f62363 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#09dc9c  rgb(9, 220, 156)  hsl(162, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#dc0949  rgb(220, 9, 73)  hsl(342, 92%, 45%)  Amaranth
#9c09dc  rgb(156, 9, 220)  hsl(282, 92%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#dc9c09  rgb(220, 156, 9)  hsl(42, 92%, 45%)  Gamboge