What color is #00969A?

#00969A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Java. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00969A?

The RGB value is 0, 150, 154: 0 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00969A?

The complementary color is #9A0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00969A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00969A color

#00969A rgb(0, 150, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00969A is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 58.8% green and 60.4% blue (0, 150, 154).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Java (#259797), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#00969A color codes

HEX	`#00969A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 150, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 58.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, -31.09, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 33.19, 200.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.736, 24.144, 34.344)`
Decimal	`38554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00969A, 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 #00969A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#00969A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #00969A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00969a; }
.text { color: #00969a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00969a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 150 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00969a, #00499a); }

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Questions

What color is #00969A?: #00969A is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Java. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00969A?: The RGB value is 0, 150, 154: 0 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00969A?: The complementary color is #9A0400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00969A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.