What color is #009F98?

#009F98 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #009F98?

The RGB value is 0, 159, 152: 0 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #009F98?

The complementary color is #9F0007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #009F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#009F98 color

#009F98 rgb(0, 159, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #009F98 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 62.4% green and 59.6% blue (0, 159, 152).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silken Jade (#11A39E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#009F98 color codes

HEX	`#009F98`
RGB	`rgb(0, 159, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 62.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, -35.94, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 36.49, 189.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.063, 27.061, 33.971)`
Decimal	`40856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #009F98, 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 #009F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#009F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #009F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #009f98; }
.text { color: #009f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 159 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #009f98, #00569f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #009F98?: #009F98 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #009F98?: The RGB value is 0, 159, 152: 0 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #009F98?: The complementary color is #9F0007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #009F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.