Recognised as Colour

#09A02A

#09A02A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#09A02A is a green with RGB values 9, 160, 42 and HSL 133°, 89%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#09A02A

RGBrgb(9, 160, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6275, 0.1647

RGB percentages3.5%, 62.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(133.1, 89.3%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(133.1, 94.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK94.4%, 0%, 73.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer630,826

CSS custom property--colour: #09A02A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#F65FD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39015no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#948636no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Tritanopia#009C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.7 Green · ΔE 13 Limegreen · ΔE 21.6 Dark green · ΔE 26.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0097F

Analogous#34A009, #09A075

Triadic#2A09A0, #A02A09

Split complementary#7509A0, #A00934

Tetradic#0934A0, #A0097F, #A07509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7DF898

Lighter +30%#4DF572

Lighter +20%#1DF24B

Lighter +10%#0CD037

Darker −10%#06701D

Darker −20%#043F11

Darker −30%#010F04

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A925

Less saturated −25%#1E8B36

Channel breakdown

G160

B42

Red9 (3.5%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue133.11°

Saturation (HSL)89.35%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G A0 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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