What color is #009A88?

#009A88 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 #009A88?

The RGB value is 0, 154, 136: 0 red, 154 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009A88?

The complementary color is #9A0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009A88 color

#009A88 rgb(0, 154, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009A88 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60.4% green and 53.3% blue (0, 154, 136).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#009A88 color codes

HEX	`#009A88`
RGB	`rgb(0, 154, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.96, -38.44, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.96, 38.44, 180.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.997, 24.887, 27.248)`
Decimal	`39560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009A88, 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 #009A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #009A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009a88; }
.text { color: #009a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 154 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009a88, #005f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #009A88?: #009A88 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 #009A88?: The RGB value is 0, 154, 136: 0 red, 154 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009A88?: The complementary color is #9A0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.