What color is #009E6D?

#009E6D is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009E6D?

The RGB value is 0, 158, 109: 0 red, 158 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009E6D?

The complementary color is #9E0031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009E6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009E6D color

#009E6D rgb(0, 158, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #009E6D is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 62% green and 42.7% blue (0, 158, 109).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Prairie (#0B9D6A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#009E6D color codes

HEX	`#009E6D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 158, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 62%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, -47.18, 15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 49.8, 161.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.985, 25.556, 18.608)`
Decimal	`40557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009E6D, 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 #009E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #009E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009e6d; }
.text { color: #009e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 158 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009e6d, #00809e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #009E6D?: #009E6D is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009E6D?: The RGB value is 0, 158, 109: 0 red, 158 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009E6D?: The complementary color is #9E0031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009E6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.