What color is #009063?

#009063 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009063?

The RGB value is 0, 144, 99: 0 red, 144 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009063?

The complementary color is #90002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009063?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009063 color

#009063 rgb(0, 144, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #009063 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 56.5% green and 38.8% blue (0, 144, 99).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#009063 color codes

HEX	`#009063`
RGB	`rgb(0, 144, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 56.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 31%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, -44.08, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 46.53, 161.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.224, 20.846, 15.181)`
Decimal	`36963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009063, 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 #009063	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009063 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #009063 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009063; }
.text { color: #009063; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009063; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 144 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009063, #007590); }

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Questions

What color is #009063?: #009063 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009063?: The RGB value is 0, 144, 99: 0 red, 144 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009063?: The complementary color is #90002D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009063?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.