Colour

#09DC0B

#09DC0B
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#09DC0B is a green with RGB values 9, 220, 11 and HSL 121°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#09DC0B#09DC0B

HEX#09DC0B

RGBrgb(9, 220, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.8627, 0.0431

RGB percentages3.5%, 86.3%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(120.6, 92.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120.6, 95.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK95.9%, 0%, 95%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer646,155

CSS custom property--colour: #09DC0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#F623F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB834no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original

Tritanopia#00D5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.8 Lime · ΔE 17.5 Lawn green · ΔE 18.8 Chartreuse · ΔE 19.9 Spring green · ΔE 28.8 Green yellow · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC09DA

Analogous#71DC09, #09DC74

Triadic#0B09DC, #DC0B09

Split complementary#7509DC, #DC0970

Tetradic#0970DC, #DC09DA, #DC7409

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5FCB6

Lighter +30%#84FA85

Lighter +20%#53F855

Lighter +10%#22F624

Darker −10%#07AB09

Darker −20%#057A06

Darker −30%#034904

Darker −40%#011801

More saturated +25%#00E502

Less saturated −25%#26BF27

Channel breakdown

G220

B11

Red9 (3.5%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue120.57°

Saturation (HSL)92.14%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 09 · G DC · B 0B

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