What color is #009081?

#009081 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009081?

The RGB value is 0, 144, 129: 0 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009081?

The complementary color is #90000F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009081 color

#009081 rgb(0, 144, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009081 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 56.5% green and 50.6% blue (0, 144, 129).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#009081 color codes

HEX	`#009081`
RGB	`rgb(0, 144, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 56.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, -36.03, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 36.05, 181.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.934, 21.53, 24.186)`
Decimal	`36993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009081, 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 #009081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #009081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009081; }
.text { color: #009081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 144 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009081, #005790); }

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Questions

What color is #009081?: #009081 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009081?: The RGB value is 0, 144, 129: 0 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009081?: The complementary color is #90000F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.