What color is #009D9F?

#009D9F 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 #009D9F?

The RGB value is 0, 157, 159: 0 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009D9F?

The complementary color is #9F0200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009D9F?

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.

#009D9F color

#009D9F rgb(0, 157, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009D9F is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 61.6% green and 62.4% blue (0, 157, 159).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#009D9F color codes

HEX	`#009D9F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 157, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 61.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, -32.84, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 34.59, 198.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.312, 26.615, 36.966)`
Decimal	`40351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009D9F, 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 #009D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009D9F 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 #009D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009d9f; }
.text { color: #009d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 157 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009d9f, #004d9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #009D9F?: #009D9F 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 #009D9F?: The RGB value is 0, 157, 159: 0 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009D9F?: The complementary color is #9F0200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009D9F?: 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.