What color is #009CA8?

#009CA8 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 #009CA8?

The RGB value is 0, 156, 168: 0 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009CA8?

The complementary color is #A80C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009CA8 color

#009CA8 rgb(0, 156, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009CA8 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 61.2% green and 65.9% blue (0, 156, 168).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#009CA8 color codes

HEX	`#009CA8`
RGB	`rgb(0, 156, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 61.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.6, -29.45, -16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.6, 33.52, 208.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.953, 26.602, 41.174)`
Decimal	`40104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009CA8, 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 #009CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #009CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009ca8; }
.text { color: #009ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 156 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009ca8, #0048a8); }

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Questions

What color is #009CA8?: #009CA8 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 #009CA8?: The RGB value is 0, 156, 168: 0 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009CA8?: The complementary color is #A80C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.