What color is #009483?

#009483 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009483?

The RGB value is 0, 148, 131: 0 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009483?

The complementary color is #940011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009483 color

#009483 rgb(0, 148, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009483 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 58% green and 51.4% blue (0, 148, 131).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#009483 color codes

HEX	`#009483`
RGB	`rgb(0, 148, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 58%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, -37.24, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 37.24, 180.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.685, 22.817, 25.098)`
Decimal	`38019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009483, 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 #009483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #009483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009483; }
.text { color: #009483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 148 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009483, #005b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #009483?: #009483 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009483?: The RGB value is 0, 148, 131: 0 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009483?: The complementary color is #940011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.