What color is #009B9C?

#009B9C 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 #009B9C?

The RGB value is 0, 155, 156: 0 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009B9C?

The complementary color is #9C0100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009B9C color

#009B9C rgb(0, 155, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009B9C is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 60.8% green and 61.2% blue (0, 155, 156).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#009B9C color codes

HEX	`#009B9C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 155, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 60.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, -32.84, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 34.41, 197.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.719, 25.841, 35.5)`
Decimal	`39836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009B9C, 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 #009B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #009B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009b9c; }
.text { color: #009b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 155 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009b9c, #004d9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #009B9C?: #009B9C 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 #009B9C?: The RGB value is 0, 155, 156: 0 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009B9C?: The complementary color is #9C0100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.