Palettes / Colors / #09ECA2

#09ECA2 — Vivid Teal

#09ECA2 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumSpringGreen (#00FA9A). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) — not an exact match. CSS mediumspringgreen gives you #00FA9A, a different color; use #09ECA2 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.

#09ECA2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #EC0954; it also sits naturally between #09EC2F and #09C6EC. 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 64%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #09ECA2

.text { color: #09ECA2; }
.background { background-color: #09ECA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09ECA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 236, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09ECA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 236, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09ECA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 236, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#09ECA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09ECA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #09ECA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC0954:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #09ECA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09ECA2

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 #09ECA2 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 #09ECA2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #09ECA2?

#09ECA2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 9, 236, 162). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #09ECA2?

#09ECA2 is RGB 9, 236, 162 — HSL 160°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 31%, 7%.

What colors go with #09ECA2?

Its complement is #EC0954; analogous partners are #09EC2F and #09C6EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #09ECA2 for text?

Black text on #09ECA2 has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.