What color is #00869B?

#00869B is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00869B?

The RGB value is 0, 134, 155: 0 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00869B?

The complementary color is #9B1500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00869B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00869B color

#00869B rgb(0, 134, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00869B is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 52.5% green and 60.8% blue (0, 134, 155).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cruising (#018498), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#00869B color codes

HEX	`#00869B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 134, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 52.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, -22.73, -19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 30.19, 221.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.439, 19.415, 33.99)`
Decimal	`34459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00869B, 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 #00869B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00869B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #00869B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00869b; }
.text { color: #00869b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00869b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 134 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00869b, #00399b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #00869B?: #00869B is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00869B?: The RGB value is 0, 134, 155: 0 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00869B?: The complementary color is #9B1500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00869B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.