What color is #009B7D?

#009B7D is a dark, vivid spring green known as Paolo Veronese Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paolo Veronese Green?

The RGB value is 0, 155, 125: 0 red, 155 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paolo Veronese Green?

The complementary color is #9B001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paolo Veronese Green color: hex code #009B7D

#009B7D rgb(0, 155, 125)

Shades of teal

Paolo Veronese Green has the hex code #009B7D. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60.8% green and 49% blue (0, 155, 125).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D) color codes

HEX	`#009B7D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 155, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, -41.94, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 42.38, 171.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.421, 24.921, 23.396)`
Decimal	`39805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paolo Veronese Green, 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 #009B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #009B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009b7d; }
.text { color: #009b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 155 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009b7d, #006c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

See #009B7D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #009B7D?: #009B7D is a dark, vivid spring green known as Paolo Veronese Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paolo Veronese Green?: The RGB value is 0, 155, 125: 0 red, 155 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paolo Veronese Green?: The complementary color is #9B001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.