What color is #009CAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #009CAF?

The RGB value is 0, 156, 175: 0 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009CAF?

The complementary color is #AF1300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009CAF color

#009CAF rgb(0, 156, 175)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 61.2% green and 68.6% blue (0, 156, 175).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#009CAF color codes

HEX	`#009CAF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 156, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 61.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.85, -27.13, -19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.85, 33.46, 215.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.623, 26.869, 44.701)`
Decimal	`40111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009CAF, 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 #009CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #009CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009caf; }
.text { color: #009caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 156 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009caf, #0044af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #009CAF?: #009CAF is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009CAF?: The RGB value is 0, 156, 175: 0 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009CAF?: The complementary color is #AF1300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.