Palettes / Colors / #09ECAA

#09ECAA — Vivid Teal

#09ECAA 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 #09ECAA 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.

#09ECAA 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 #EC0949; it also sits naturally between #09EC3A and #09BBEC. 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 67%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #09ECAA

.text { color: #09ECAA; }
.background { background-color: #09ECAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09ECAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 236, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09ECAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 236, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09ECAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 236, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC0949:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #09ECAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09ECAA

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 #09ECAA 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 #09ECAA 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

← #09ECA9  ·  #09ECAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #09ECAA?

#09ECAA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 9, 236, 170). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #09ECAA?

#09ECAA is RGB 9, 236, 170 — HSL 163°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #09ECAA?

Its complement is #EC0949; analogous partners are #09EC3A and #09BBEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #09ECAA for text?

Black text on #09ECAA has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.