#009f78

Color #009f78

A vivid, highly saturated dark green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 12.69 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#009f78

RGB

rgb(0, 159, 120)

HSL

hsl(165.3, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165.3, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 0%, 24.5%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.18, -44.9, 10.57)

LCH

lch(58.18, 46.13, 166.75)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.1267, 167.7)

HWB

hwb(165.3, 0%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f0027

Analogous

#009f29

#009f78

#00779f

Triadic

#009f78

#78009f

#9f7800

Split-complementary

#009f78

#9f0077

#9f2900

Tetradic

#009f78

#00279f

#9f0027

#9f7800

Square

#009f78

#29009f

#9f0027

#779f00

Shades

Color #009f78 mixed toward black.

#008564

#006a50

#00503c

#003528

#001b14

Tints

Color #009f78 mixed toward white.

#00daa4

#15ffc6

#50ffd4

#8affe2

#c5fff1

Tones

Color #009f78 mixed toward gray.

#0d9271

#1b856b

#287764

#356a5d

#425d56

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6d83 · ΔE 32.4

Deuteranopia

#655b85 · ΔE 40

Tritanopia

#248b8c · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #009f78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#009f78]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#009f78 (#009f78) is rgb(0, 159, 120) in RGB.

No, #009f78 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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