What color is #00F9DF?

#00F9DF is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Vibrant Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00F9DF?

The RGB value is 0, 249, 223: 0 red, 249 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00F9DF?

The complementary color is #F9001A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00F9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00F9DF color

#00F9DF rgb(0, 249, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00F9DF is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 97.6% green and 87.5% blue (0, 249, 223).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Mint (#00FFE5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#00F9DF color codes

HEX	`#00F9DF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 249, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 97.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.48, -54.44, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.48, 54.46, 181.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.188, 73.073, 81.415)`
Decimal	`63967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00F9DF, 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 #00F9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00F9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	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 #00F9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00f9df; }
.text { color: #00f9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00f9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 249 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00f9df, #0096f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #00F9DF?: #00F9DF is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Vibrant Mint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00F9DF?: The RGB value is 0, 249, 223: 0 red, 249 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00F9DF?: The complementary color is #F9001A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00F9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.