What color is #09A9A5?

#09A9A5 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #09A9A5?

The RGB value is 9, 169, 165: 9 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #09A9A5?

The complementary color is #A9090D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #09A9A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#09A9A5 color

#09A9A5 rgb(9, 169, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #09A9A5 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.5% red, 66.3% green and 64.7% blue (9, 169, 165).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Teal Me No Lies (#0DACA7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#09A9A5 color codes

HEX	`#09A9A5`
RGB	`rgb(9, 169, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.5%, 66.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 90%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 95%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, -36.23, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 37.16, 192.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.089, 31.148, 40.491)`
Decimal	`633253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #09A9A5, 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 #09A9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#09A9A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #09A9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #09a9a5; }
.text { color: #09a9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09a9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(9 169 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #09a9a5, #095da9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #09A9A5?: #09A9A5 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #09A9A5?: The RGB value is 9, 169, 165: 9 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #09A9A5?: The complementary color is #A9090D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #09A9A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.