What color is #097F86?

#097F86 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #097F86?

The RGB value is 9, 127, 134: 9 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #097F86?

The complementary color is #861009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #097F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#097F86 color

#097F86 rgb(9, 127, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #097F86 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 49.8% green and 52.5% blue (9, 127, 134).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 87% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#097F86 color codes

HEX	`#097F86`
RGB	`rgb(9, 127, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 49.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 87%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 93%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, -25.89, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 28.57, 205.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.003, 16.956, 25.19)`
Decimal	`622470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #097F86, 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 #097F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#097F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #097F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #097f86; }
.text { color: #097f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #097f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 127 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #097f86, #094186); }

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Questions

What color is #097F86?: #097F86 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #097F86?: The RGB value is 9, 127, 134: 9 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #097F86?: The complementary color is #861009, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #097F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.