Palettes / Colors / #09EC8A

#09EC8A — Vivid Green

#09EC8A is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color MediumSpringGreen (#00FA9A). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) — not an exact match. CSS mediumspringgreen gives you #00FA9A, a different color; use #09EC8A 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.

#09EC8A is a cool 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 #EC096B; it also sits naturally between #09EC18 and #09DDEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 4% · Green 93% · Blue 54%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #09EC8A

.text { color: #09EC8A; }
.background { background-color: #09EC8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09EC8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 236, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09EC8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 236, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09EC8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 236, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#09EC8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09EC8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC096B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #09EC8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09EC8A

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:

How #09EC8A 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 #09EC8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #09EC89  ·  #09EC8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #09EC8A?

#09EC8A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 9, 236, 138). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #09EC8A?

#09EC8A is RGB 9, 236, 138 — HSL 154°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 42%, 7%.

What colors go with #09EC8A?

Its complement is #EC096B; analogous partners are #09EC18 and #09DDEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #09EC8A for text?

Black text on #09EC8A has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.