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Recognised as Colour

#09BC00

  • #09BC00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#09BC00 is a green with RGB values 9, 188, 0 and HSL 117°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#09BC00#09BC00
HEX#09BC00
RGBrgb(9, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages3.5%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(117.1, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.1, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK95.2%, 0%, 100%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer637,952
CSS custom property--colour: #09BC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#F643FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09D28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#00B69Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.8Lawn green · ΔE 29.2Spring green · ΔE 30.4Chartreuse · ΔE 30.5Green · ΔE 30.8Yellow green · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B300BC
Analogous#67BC00, #00BC55
Triadic#0009BC, #BC0009
Split complementary#5500BC, #BC0067
Tetradic#0067BC, #B300BC, #BC5500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FFF89
Lighter +30%#5EFF56
Lighter +20%#2EFF23
Lighter +10%#0BEF00
Darker −10%#078900
Darker −20%#045600
Darker −30%#022300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#09BC00
Less saturated −25%#1EA518

Channel breakdown

R9
G188
B0
Red9 (3.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue117.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G BC · B 00

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