What color is #009DC4?

#009DC4 is a vivid cyan known as Blue Ocean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Ocean?

The RGB value is 0, 157, 196: 0 red, 157 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Ocean?

The complementary color is #C42700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009DC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Ocean color: hex code #009DC4

#009DC4 rgb(0, 157, 196)

Shades of teal

Blue Ocean has the hex code #009DC4. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 61.6% green and 76.9% blue (0, 157, 196).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

Blue Ocean (#009DC4) color codes

HEX	`#009DC4`
RGB	`rgb(0, 157, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 61.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -20.41, -29.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 36.04, 235.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.017, 28.096, 56.477)`
Decimal	`40388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Ocean, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #009DC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009DC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #009DC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009dc4; }
.text { color: #009dc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009dc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 157 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009dc4, #003bc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

See #009DC4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #009DC4?: #009DC4 is a vivid cyan known as Blue Ocean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Ocean?: The RGB value is 0, 157, 196: 0 red, 157 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Ocean?: The complementary color is #C42700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009DC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.