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#09954D Color

#09954D is rgb(9, 149, 77) in RGB, hsl(149, 89%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 48%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Green (#009150), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09954D
HEX#09954D
RGBrgb(9, 149, 77)
HSLhsl(149, 89%, 31%)
HSVhsv(149, 94%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 48%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.151 152.3)
LABlab(54.09% -47.33 28.12)
LCHlch(54.09% 55.05 149.28)

What #09954D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #09954D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#09954D Channel Values

How #09954D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 9 · G 149 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 89% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 94% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09954D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #09954D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #09954D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09954D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #09954D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #09954D.

How #09954D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#09954D
Protanopia#89894E
Protanomaly#6C8E4D
Deuteranopia#7C7C51
Deuteranomaly#62874F
Tritanopia#328E8E
Tritanomaly#279179
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #09954D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-09954d: #09954D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09954D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09954d': '#09954D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.584, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_09954d">#09954D</color>
SVG fillfill="#09954D"

More Green Colors

#09954D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09954D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09954D?

#09954D is a dark green — rgb(9, 149, 77) in RGB and hsl(149, 89%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Green (#009150), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.77.

What is the RGB value of #09954D?

#09954D is rgb(9, 149, 77) — red 9, green 149, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09954D?

#09954D converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 48%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09954D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #09954D scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09954D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09954D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 12.05, which is visibly different.

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