Recognised as Colour

#09A209

#09A209
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#09A209 is a green with RGB values 9, 162, 9 and HSL 120°, 89%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#09A209

RGBrgb(9, 162, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6353, 0.0353

RGB percentages3.5%, 63.5%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(120, 89.5%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 94.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK94.4%, 0%, 94.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer631,305

CSS custom property--colour: #09A209;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#F65DF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#978725no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Tritanopia#009D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.4 Green · ΔE 16.8 Forest green · ΔE 18.6 Yellow green · ΔE 30.5 Dark green · ΔE 32.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A209A2

Analogous#55A209, #09A255

Triadic#0909A2, #A20909

Split complementary#5509A2, #A20955

Tetradic#0955A2, #A209A2, #A25509

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7FF87F

Lighter +30%#4FF54F

Lighter +20%#1EF31E

Lighter +10%#0CD20C

Darker −10%#067206

Darker −20%#044104

Darker −30%#011101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00AB00

Less saturated −25%#1E8D1E

Channel breakdown

G162

Red9 (3.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)89.47%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G A2 · B 09

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