What color is #00C9D6?

#00C9D6 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sea Serpent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00C9D6?

The RGB value is 0, 201, 214: 0 red, 201 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00C9D6?

The complementary color is #D60D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00C9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00C9D6 color

#00C9D6 rgb(0, 201, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00C9D6 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 78.8% green and 83.9% blue (0, 201, 214).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#00C9D6 color codes

HEX	`#00C9D6`
RGB	`rgb(0, 201, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 78.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 6%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.95, -36.22, -18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.95, 40.55, 206.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.019, 46.624, 70.864)`
Decimal	`51670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00C9D6, 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 #00C9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00C9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	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 #00C9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00c9d6; }
.text { color: #00c9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00c9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 201 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00c9d6, #005ed6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00C9D6?: #00C9D6 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sea Serpent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00C9D6?: The RGB value is 0, 201, 214: 0 red, 201 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00C9D6?: The complementary color is #D60D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00C9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.