What color is #097966?

#097966 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #097966?

The RGB value is 9, 121, 102: 9 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #097966?

The complementary color is #79091C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #097966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#097966 color

#097966 rgb(9, 121, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #097966 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 47.5% green and 40% blue (9, 121, 102).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 86% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rainforest (#00755E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#097966 color codes

HEX	`#097966`
RGB	`rgb(9, 121, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 47.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 86%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 93%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, -33.04, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 33.13, 175.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.347, 14.691, 14.911)`
Decimal	`620902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #097966, 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 #097966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#097966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	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 #097966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #097966; }
.text { color: #097966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #097966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 121 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #097966, #095479); }

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Questions

What color is #097966?: #097966 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #097966?: The RGB value is 9, 121, 102: 9 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #097966?: The complementary color is #79091C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #097966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.