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Recognised as Colour

#09B253

  • #09B253
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#09B253 is a green with RGB values 9, 178, 83 and HSL 146°, 90%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#09B253#09B253
HEX#09B253
RGBrgb(9, 178, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.698, 0.3255
RGB percentages3.5%, 69.8%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(146.3, 90.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.3, 94.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK94.9%, 0%, 53.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer635,475
CSS custom property--colour: #09B253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#F64DAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3A24Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3965Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AF9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.2Forest green · ΔE 17.7Green · ΔE 22.5Light green · ΔE 26Limegreen · ΔE 26.6Medium spring green · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B20968
Analogous#14B209, #09B2A7
Triadic#5309B2, #B25309
Split complementary#A809B2, #B20913
Tetradic#0914B2, #B20968, #B2A709

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EF9BD
Lighter +30%#5DF7A0
Lighter +20%#2DF484
Lighter +10%#0BE36A
Darker −10%#07813C
Darker −20%#045126
Darker −30%#02200F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BB52
Less saturated −25%#209B56

Channel breakdown

R9
G178
B83
Red9 (3.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue146.27°
Saturation (HSL)90.37%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G B2 · B 53

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