Close to Island Green
#009F4E
#009F4E is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Island Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62.4% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #009F4E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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6.07:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.07:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #009F4E as they’d see it.
#009F4E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #009F4E
What color is #009F4E?
#009F4E is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Island Green. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62.4% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #009F4E in RGB?
#009F4E is rgb(0, 159, 78): 0 red, 159 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #009F4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 51, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #009F4E?
PANTONE 355 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #009F4E?
Its complement #E9528B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.