Close to Sea Green
#09855F
#09855F is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 52.2% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 162°, with 87% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #09855F.
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.
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4.53:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.53:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #09855F as they’d see it.
#09855F in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #09855F
What color is #09855F?
#09855F is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 52.2% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 162°, with 87% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #09855F in RGB?
#09855F is rgb(9, 133, 95): 9 red, 133 green, and 95 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #09855F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(93, 0, 29, 48). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #09855F?
PANTONE 3415 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #09855F?
Its complement #B75663 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.