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Recognised as Colour

#09AA40

  • #09AA40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#09AA40 is a green with RGB values 9, 170, 64 and HSL 140°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#09AA40#09AA40
HEX#09AA40
RGBrgb(9, 170, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6667, 0.251
RGB percentages3.5%, 66.7%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(140.5, 89.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.5, 94.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK94.7%, 0%, 62.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer633,408
CSS custom property--colour: #09AA40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#F655BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9A34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8F49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.1Green · ΔE 17.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.4Limegreen · ΔE 23Dark green · ΔE 29.3Light green · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA0973
Analogous#22AA09, #09AA91
Triadic#4009AA, #AA4009
Split complementary#9109AA, #AA0922
Tetradic#0922AA, #AA0973, #AA9109

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86F9AD
Lighter +30%#56F68D
Lighter +20%#26F36C
Lighter +10%#0CDA52
Darker −10%#067A2E
Darker −20%#04491C
Darker −30%#011909
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B33D
Less saturated −25%#1F9447

Channel breakdown

R9
G170
B64
Red9 (3.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue140.5°
Saturation (HSL)89.94%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G AA · B 40

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