Viridian Green (#009698)

The hex code for Viridian Green is #009698. It is rgb(0, 150, 152) in RGB, hsl(181, 100%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK — a dark teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#009698

HEX#009698

RGBrgb(0, 150, 152)

HSLhsl(181, 100%, 30%)

HSVhsv(181, 100%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.104 196.4)

LABlab(55.85% -33.60 -11.13)

LCHlch(55.85% 35.40 198.32)

Colors Closest to Viridian Green

Viridian Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 4.45 Teal Green#00827FΔE 8.39 Teal#008080ΔE 8.77 Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 9.37 Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.4 Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 11.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#009698 Channel Values

How Viridian Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 150 · B 152	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 181° · S 100% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 181° · S 100% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.61:1 vs white · 5.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Viridian Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text3.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Viridian Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Viridian Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Viridian Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Viridian Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#009698

Protanopia#8A8A98

Protanomaly#6D8F98

Deuteranopia#7D7D9A

Deuteranomaly#628899

Tritanopia#009696

Tritanomaly#009697

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #009698 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--viridian-green: #009698;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #009698;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'viridian-green': '#009698' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.588, blue: 0.596)

Android XML<color name="viridian_green">#009698</color>

SVG fillfill="#009698"

More Teal Colors

Viridian Green sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

009699 009689 009999 009494 0099cc 0093af 009e9e 0092b8 00a2ed 008ebd 00a4db 008b8b 00e0e0 0b413e 17827d 243d3d 33ccff 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf cdf4f4 ebffff 005f5a

#009698 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Viridian Green?

The hex code for Viridian Green is #009698. That is rgb(0, 150, 152) in RGB, hsl(181, 100%, 30%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #009698?

#009698 is rgb(0, 150, 152) — red 0, green 150, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #009698?

#009698 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #009698 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #009698 scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #009698 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #009698 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkcyan (#008B8B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.45, which is very hard to tell apart.

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