What color is #609FA9?

#609FA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609FA9?

The RGB value is 96, 159, 169: 96 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609FA9?

The complementary color is #A96A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609FA9 color

#609FA9 rgb(96, 159, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #609FA9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 62.4% green and 66.3% blue (96, 159, 169).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#609FA9 color codes

HEX	`#609FA9`
RGB	`rgb(96, 159, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 62.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 6%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -17.57, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 21.03, 213.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.381, 30.146, 42.062)`
Decimal	`6332329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609FA9, 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 #609FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#609FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #609FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609fa9; }
.text { color: #609fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 159 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609fa9, #607aa9); }

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Questions

What color is #609FA9?: #609FA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609FA9?: The RGB value is 96, 159, 169: 96 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609FA9?: The complementary color is #A96A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.