Recognised as Colour

#09CC08

#09CC08
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#09CC08 is a green with RGB values 9, 204, 8 and HSL 120°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#09CC08#09CC08

HEX#09CC08

RGBrgb(9, 204, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8, 0.0314

RGB percentages3.5%, 80%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(119.7, 92.5%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(119.7, 96.1%, 80%)

CMYK95.6%, 0%, 96.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer642,056

CSS custom property--colour: #09CC08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#F633F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1B700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAB2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00C6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.7 Lawn green · ΔE 23.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 24.7 Lime · ΔE 25.2 Spring green · ΔE 28.4 Green yellow · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB08CC

Analogous#6BCC08, #08CC69

Triadic#0809CC, #CC0809

Split complementary#6908CC, #CC086B

Tetradic#086BCC, #CB08CC, #CC6908

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A5FBA5

Lighter +30%#74FA73

Lighter +20%#43F842

Lighter +10%#12F611

Darker −10%#079B06

Darker −20%#056A04

Darker −30%#033902

Darker −40%#000800

More saturated +25%#01D400

Less saturated −25%#23B223

Channel breakdown

G204

Red9 (3.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue119.69°

Saturation (HSL)92.45%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G CC · B 08

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Colour values

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