Palettes / Colors / #09AE4E
#09AE4E — Vivid Green
#09AE4E is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #09AE4E when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#09AE4E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AE096A; it also sits naturally between #17AE09 and #09AEA1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #09AE4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 9, 174, 78 |
| HSL | 145°, 90%, 36% |
| HSV | 145°, 95%, 68% |
| CMYK | 95%, 0%, 55%, 32% |
| XYZ | 16.62, 30.88, 12.29 |
| Yxy | 30.88, 0.2780, 0.5164 |
| CIE-Lab | 62.41, -58.34, 38.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.57, -41.53, 23.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 4% · Green 68% · Blue 31%
Cyan 95% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 32%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #09AE4E
.text { color: #09AE4E; }
.background { background-color: #09AE4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09AE4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 174, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 90%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09AE4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 174, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09AE4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 174, 78, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#09AE4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09AE4E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #09AE4E
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Tones of #09AE4E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AE096A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #09AE4E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09AE4E
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #09AE4E: ·
How #09AE4E looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #09AE4E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #09AE4E?
#09AE4E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 9, 174, 78). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #09AE4E?
#09AE4E is RGB 9, 174, 78 — HSL 145°, 90%, 36% — CMYK 95%, 0%, 55%, 32%.
What colors go with #09AE4E?
Its complement is #AE096A; analogous partners are #17AE09 and #09AEA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #09AE4E for text?
Black text on #09AE4E has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.