What color is #009E91?

#009E91 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009E91?

The RGB value is 0, 158, 145: 0 red, 158 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009E91?

The complementary color is #9E000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009E91 color

#009E91 rgb(0, 158, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009E91 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 62% green and 56.9% blue (0, 158, 145).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#009E91 color codes

HEX	`#009E91`
RGB	`rgb(0, 158, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 62%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -37.59, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 37.72, 184.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.335, 26.496, 30.983)`
Decimal	`40593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009E91, 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 #009E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #009E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009e91; }
.text { color: #009e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 158 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009e91, #005c9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #009E91?: #009E91 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009E91?: The RGB value is 0, 158, 145: 0 red, 158 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009E91?: The complementary color is #9E000D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.