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#09b997 color: Aoife’s Green

#09b997 is rgb(9, 185, 151) in RGB and oklch(70.109% 0.13332 173.135) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

70.1%
0.133
173°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #09b997

#09b997 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 173°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #09b997 mixed with white

  1. 09b997
  2. 41c0a1
  3. 5fc7ab
  4. 77cfb5
  5. 8cd6bf
  6. a1ddca
  7. b4e4d4
  8. c7ebdf
  9. daf1e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #09b997 mixed with black

  1. 09b997
  2. 07a083
  3. 05896f
  4. 03715c
  5. 025b49
  6. 014637
  7. 013126
  8. 001e17
  9. 000d08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #09b997 with less saturation

  1. 09b997
  2. 35b798
  3. 4ab499
  4. 5ab299
  5. 67af9a
  6. 72ad9b
  7. 7daa9c
  8. 86a79c
  9. 8fa49d
  10. 97a29e

Questions about #09b997

What color is #09b997?

#09b997 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(9, 185, 151), in HSL hsl(168.41, 90.72%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.109% 0.13332 173.135).

What colors go well with #09b997?

The complementary color of #09b997 is #dd7aa6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69b466 and #00b6c3. The triadic partners are #a38eea and #de8548.

Is white or black text more readable on #09b997?

Black text reads better on #09b997: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #09b997 a warm or cool color?

#09b997 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 173 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.133.