What color is #008BB9?

#008BB9 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mermaid Dreams. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008BB9?

The RGB value is 0, 139, 185: 0 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008BB9?

The complementary color is #B92E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008BB9 color

#008BB9 rgb(0, 139, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008BB9 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.5% green and 72.5% blue (0, 139, 185).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Dreams (#0088BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#008BB9 color codes

HEX	`#008BB9`
RGB	`rgb(0, 139, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, -14.63, -32.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 35.9, 245.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.986, 21.966, 49.181)`
Decimal	`35769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008BB9, 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 #008BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #008BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008bb9; }
.text { color: #008bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 139 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008bb9, #002eb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #008BB9?: #008BB9 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mermaid Dreams. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008BB9?: The RGB value is 0, 139, 185: 0 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008BB9?: The complementary color is #B92E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.