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Recognised as Colour

#09B500

  • #09B500
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#09B500 is a green with RGB values 9, 181, 0 and HSL 117°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#09B500#09B500
HEX#09B500
RGBrgb(9, 181, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7098, 0
RGB percentages3.5%, 71%, 0%
HSLhsl(117, 100%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117, 100%, 71%)
CMYK95%, 0%, 100%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer636,160
CSS custom property--colour: #09B500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#F64AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99726no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AF99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.9Green · ΔE 27.3Forest green · ΔE 28.9Yellow green · ΔE 30.9Spring green · ΔE 31.7Lawn green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC00B5
Analogous#64B500, #00B551
Triadic#0009B5, #B50009
Split complementary#5100B5, #B50064
Tetradic#0064B5, #AC00B5, #B55100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88FF82
Lighter +30%#58FF4F
Lighter +20%#27FF1C
Lighter +10%#0CE800
Darker −10%#068200
Darker −20%#044F00
Darker −30%#011C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#09B500
Less saturated −25%#1D9E17

Channel breakdown

R9
G181
B0
Red9 (3.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue117.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G B5 · B 00

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