#009699 Color

#009699 is rgb(0, 150, 153) in RGB, hsl(181, 100%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 2%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian Green (#009698), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#009699

HEX#009699

RGBrgb(0, 150, 153)

HSLhsl(181, 100%, 30%)

HSVhsv(181, 100%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.104 197.3)

LABlab(55.88% -33.35 -11.65)

LCHlch(55.88% 35.33 199.26)

What #009699 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #009699, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Viridian Green#009698ΔE 0.58 Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 4.63 Teal Green#00827FΔE 8.6 Teal#008080ΔE 8.85 Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 9.34 Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.57

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

#009699 Channel Values

How #009699 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 153	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 2% · 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 #009699 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.

Fails AAWhite 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 #009699

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #009699; 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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Tints & Shades of #009699

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 #009699 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#009699

Protanopia#8A8A99

Protanomaly#6D8F99

Deuteranopia#7D7D9B

Deuteranomaly#62889A

Tritanopia#009696

Tritanomaly#009697

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #009699 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-009699: #009699;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #009699;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-009699': '#009699' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.588, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="color_009699">#009699</color>

SVG fillfill="#009699"

More Teal Colors

#009699 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

009999 009698 0099cc 009689 009e9e 009494 00a2ed 0093af 00a4db 0092b8 00a693 008ebd 00e5e6 0b4f4a 189589 24c8ff 33ffff 4dfcff 6bffff 8cbed6 adffff ccfeff e4f4f6 004b4d

#009699 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #009699?

#009699 is a dark teal — rgb(0, 150, 153) in RGB and hsl(181, 100%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian Green (#009698), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.58.

What is the RGB value of #009699?

#009699 is rgb(0, 150, 153) — red 0, green 150, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #009699?

#009699 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 2%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #009699 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #009699 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 #009699 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #009699 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 4.63, which is very hard to tell apart.

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