What color is #009A70?

#009A70 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Rainforest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rainforest?

The RGB value is 0, 154, 112: 0 red, 154 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rainforest?

The complementary color is #9A002A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009A70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rainforest color: hex code #009A70

#009A70 rgb(0, 154, 112)

Shades of green

Rainforest has the hex code #009A70. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60.4% green and 43.9% blue (0, 154, 112).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

Rainforest (#009A70) color codes

HEX	`#009A70`
RGB	`rgb(0, 154, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -44.89, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 46.6, 164.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.478, 24.279, 19.249)`
Decimal	`39536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rainforest, 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 #009A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #009A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009a70; }
.text { color: #009a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 154 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009a70, #00779a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

See #009A70 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #009A70?: #009A70 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Rainforest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rainforest?: The RGB value is 0, 154, 112: 0 red, 154 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rainforest?: The complementary color is #9A002A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009A70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.