Cadmium Green — #097969

#097969, primarily known as Cadmium Green, is composed of 4% red, 47% green, and 41% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow, 53% black. In HSL the hue angle is 171°, saturation 86%, and lightness 25%. The closest web-safe color is #006666.

Closest named match: Teal Waters (#007765, ΔE 1.58)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#097969
RGB	rgb(9, 121, 105)
HSL	hsl(171.4, 86.2%, 25.5%)
HSV	hsv(171.4, 92.6%, 47.5%)
CMYK	cmyk(92.6%, 0%, 13.2%, 52.5%)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.0924 179.04)
HWB	hwb(171.4 3.5% 52.5%)
LAB	lab(45.1% -32.47 0.35)
LCH	lch(45.1% 32.5 179.4)
OKLAB	oklab(51.68% -0.0924 0.0016)
XYZ	X 9.5 Y 14.75 Z 15.71
Web Safe	#006666
RGB Percent	3.5%, 47.5%, 41.2%
Decimal	620905

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#097969
RGB	rgb(9, 121, 105)
HSL	hsl(171.4, 86.2%, 25.5%)
HSV	hsv(171.4, 92.6%, 47.5%)
CMYK	cmyk(92.6%, 0%, 13.2%, 52.5%)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.0924 179.04)
HWB	hwb(171.4 3.5% 52.5%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(45.1% -32.47 0.35)
LCH	lch(45.1% 32.5 179.4)
OKLAB	oklab(51.68% -0.0924 0.0016)
XYZ	X 9.5 Y 14.75 Z 15.71
Web Safe	#006666
RGB Percent	3.5%, 47.5%, 41.2%
Decimal	620905

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Similar named colors

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Teal Waters

#007765 · ΔE 1.58

Blue Green

#137E6D · ΔE 1.97

Shady Glade

#007865 · ΔE 2.02

Northern Hemisphere

#017466 · ΔE 2.21

Mediaeval Forest

#007E6B · ΔE 2.95

Tropical Green

#17806D · ΔE 3.09

Pharaoh’s Gem

#007367 · ΔE 3.24

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3.95:1

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Protanopia

76% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

79% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

97% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

78% similar

0.003% of population

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