What color is #009AA5?

#009AA5 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009AA5?

The RGB value is 0, 154, 165: 0 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009AA5?

The complementary color is #A50B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009AA5 color

#009AA5 rgb(0, 154, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009AA5 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60.4% green and 64.7% blue (0, 154, 165).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#009AA5 color codes

HEX	`#009AA5`
RGB	`rgb(0, 154, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.87, -29.46, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.87, 33.24, 207.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.344, 25.825, 39.608)`
Decimal	`39589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009AA5, 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 #009AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #009AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009aa5; }
.text { color: #009aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 154 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009aa5, #0047a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #009AA5?: #009AA5 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009AA5?: The RGB value is 0, 154, 165: 0 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009AA5?: The complementary color is #A50B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.