Recognised as Colour
#09E88F
- #09E88F
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium spring green
#09E88F is a cyan with RGB values 9, 232, 143 and HSL 156°, 93%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.
Colour values
#09E88F#09E88F
HEX#09E88F
RGBrgb(9, 232, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.9098, 0.5608
RGB percentages3.5%, 91%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(156.1, 92.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.1, 96.1%, 91%)
CMYK96.1%, 0%, 38.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer649,359
CSS custom property--colour: #09E88F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#F61770
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E80962
Analogous#09E81F, #09D1E8
Triadic#8F09E8, #E88F09
Split complementary#E809D1, #E82009
Tetradic#2009E8, #E80962, #D1E809
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G232
B143
Red9 (3.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue156.05°
Saturation (HSL)92.53%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 09 · G E8 · B 8F
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