What color is #009991?

#009991 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009991?

The RGB value is 0, 153, 145: 0 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009991?

The complementary color is #990008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009991 color

#009991 rgb(0, 153, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009991 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60% green and 56.9% blue (0, 153, 145).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#009991 color codes

HEX	`#009991`
RGB	`rgb(0, 153, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, -35.32, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 35.74, 188.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.5, 24.825, 30.705)`
Decimal	`39313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009991, 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 #009991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #009991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009991; }
.text { color: #009991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 153 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009991, #005499); }

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Questions

What color is #009991?: #009991 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009991?: The RGB value is 0, 153, 145: 0 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009991?: The complementary color is #990008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.