What color is #009280?

#009280 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 #009280?

The RGB value is 0, 146, 128: 0 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009280?

The complementary color is #920012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009280 color

#009280 rgb(0, 146, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009280 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 57.3% green and 50.2% blue (0, 146, 128).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#009280 color codes

HEX	`#009280`
RGB	`rgb(0, 146, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 57.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, -37.22, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 37.22, 179.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.173, 22.114, 23.939)`
Decimal	`37504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009280, 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 #009280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #009280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009280; }
.text { color: #009280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 146 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009280, #005b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #009280?: #009280 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 #009280?: The RGB value is 0, 146, 128: 0 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009280?: The complementary color is #920012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.