What color is #095957?

#095957 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #095957?

The RGB value is 9, 89, 87: 9 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #095957?

The complementary color is #59090B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #095957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#095957 color

#095957 rgb(9, 89, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #095957 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (9, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 82% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mosque (#005F5B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#095957 color codes

HEX	`#095957`
RGB	`rgb(9, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 82%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 90%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, -22.18, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 22.79, 193.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.405, 7.89, 10.253)`
Decimal	`612695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #095957, 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 #095957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#095957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #095957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #095957; }
.text { color: #095957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #095957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #095957, #093359); }

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Questions

What color is #095957?: #095957 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #095957?: The RGB value is 9, 89, 87: 9 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #095957?: The complementary color is #59090B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #095957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.