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#09ba96 color: Aoife’s Green

#09ba96 is rgb(9, 186, 150) in RGB and oklch(70.339% 0.13505 172.15) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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168°
100%

70.3%
0.135
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #09ba96

#09ba96 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.48:1, 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 emerald colors

Lighter: #09ba96 mixed with white

  1. 09ba96
  2. 42c1a0
  3. 5fc8aa
  4. 77cfb4
  5. 8dd6bf
  6. a1ddc9
  7. b5e4d4
  8. c8ebdf
  9. daf2e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #09ba96 mixed with black

  1. 09ba96
  2. 07a182
  3. 05896e
  4. 03725b
  5. 025c49
  6. 014637
  7. 013226
  8. 001e16
  9. 000d08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #09ba96 with less saturation

  1. 09ba96
  2. 35b897
  3. 4ab598
  4. 5ab399
  5. 67b09a
  6. 73ae9b
  7. 7dab9c
  8. 87a89d
  9. 8fa59d
  10. 98a29e

Questions about #09ba96

What color is #09ba96?

#09ba96 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(9, 186, 150), in HSL hsl(167.8, 90.77%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.339% 0.13505 172.15).

What colors go well with #09ba96?

The complementary color of #09ba96 is #de7aa8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6bb464 and #00b7c3. The triadic partners are #a28eec and #e08549.

Is white or black text more readable on #09ba96?

Black text reads better on #09ba96: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #09ba96 a warm or cool color?

#09ba96 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.135.