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#09896a color: Celtic Queen

#09896a is rgb(9, 137, 106) in RGB and oklch(56.106% 0.10998 169.396) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

56.1%
0.110
169°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #09896a

#09896a is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Celtic Queen (#00886b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #09896a mixed with white

  1. 09896a
  2. 379578
  3. 52a086
  4. 69ac94
  5. 80b8a3
  6. 95c3b2
  7. aacfc1
  8. c0dbd0
  9. d5e7df
  10. eaf3ef

Darker: #09896a mixed with black

  1. 09896a
  2. 07765b
  3. 05644d
  4. 03533f
  5. 024231
  6. 013124
  7. 012218
  8. 00140d
  9. 000704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #09896a with less saturation

  1. 09896a
  2. 26876b
  3. 35856c
  4. 41836d
  5. 4b826e
  6. 53806f
  7. 5b7d70
  8. 627b72
  9. 697973
  10. 6f7774

Questions about #09896a

What color is #09896a?

#09896a is bright emerald. The closest named color is Celtic Queen. In RGB it is rgb(9, 137, 106), in HSL hsl(165.47, 87.67%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.106% 0.10998 169.396).

What colors go well with #09896a?

The complementary color of #09896a is #a4587e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #518443 and #00878d. The triadic partners are #7469b1 and #a85f35.

Is white or black text more readable on #09896a?

White text reads better on #09896a: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #09896a a warm or cool color?

#09896a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.11.