What color is #009980?

#009980 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Paolo Veronese Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009980?

The RGB value is 0, 153, 128: 0 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009980?

The complementary color is #990019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009980 color

#009980 rgb(0, 153, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009980 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60% green and 50.2% blue (0, 153, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#009980 color codes

HEX	`#009980`
RGB	`rgb(0, 153, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, -40.27, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 40.43, 174.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.285, 24.339, 24.31)`
Decimal	`39296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009980, 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 #009980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #009980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009980; }
.text { color: #009980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 153 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009980, #006599); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #009980?: #009980 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Paolo Veronese Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009980?: The RGB value is 0, 153, 128: 0 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009980?: The complementary color is #990019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.