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#09ECCA Color

#09ECCA is rgb(9, 236, 202) in RGB, hsl(171, 93%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olo (#01FFCD), visibly different at ΔE 10.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09ECCA
HEX#09ECCA
RGBrgb(9, 236, 202)
HSLhsl(171, 93%, 48%)
HSVhsv(171, 96%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.156 177.1)
LABlab(83.85% -54.78 2.54)
LCHlch(83.85% 54.84 177.34)

What #09ECCA 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 #09ECCA, 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 teal in the library.

#09ECCA Channel Values

How #09ECCA 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 236 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 93% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 96% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09ECCA 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #09ECCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #09ECCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09ECCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #09ECCA

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #09ECCA.

How #09ECCA 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#09ECCA
Protanopia#D9D9CB
Protanomaly#ADE1CA
Deuteranopia#C6C6CE
Deuteranomaly#9DD6CC
Tritanopia#34E8E8
Tritanomaly#29EADD
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #09ECCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-09ecca: #09ECCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09ECCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09ecca': '#09ECCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.925, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_09ecca">#09ECCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#09ECCA"

More Teal Colors

#09ECCA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09ECCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09ECCA?

#09ECCA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(9, 236, 202) in RGB and hsl(171, 93%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olo (#01FFCD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.64.

What is the RGB value of #09ECCA?

#09ECCA is rgb(9, 236, 202) — red 9, green 236, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09ECCA?

#09ECCA converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09ECCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #09ECCA scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09ECCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09ECCA 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.39, which is visibly different.

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