What color is #09908B?

#09908B is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09908B?

The RGB value is 9, 144, 139: 9 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09908B?

The complementary color is #90090E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09908B color

#09908B rgb(9, 144, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #09908B is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (9, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 88% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#09908B color codes

HEX	`#09908B`
RGB	`rgb(9, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 88%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 94%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, -32.58, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 33.21, 191.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.744, 21.867, 27.865)`
Decimal	`626827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09908B, 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 #09908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#09908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	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 #09908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09908b; }
.text { color: #09908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09908b, #095190); }

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Questions

What color is #09908B?: #09908B is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09908B?: The RGB value is 9, 144, 139: 9 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09908B?: The complementary color is #90090E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.