Blue-green (#0D98BA)

The hex code for Blue-green is #0D98BA. It is rgb(13, 152, 186) in RGB, hsl(192, 87%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 18%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK — a dark teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0D98BA

HEX#0D98BA

RGBrgb(13, 152, 186)

HSLhsl(192, 87%, 39%)

HSVhsv(192, 93%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(93%, 18%, 0%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.114 221.6)

LABlab(57.63% -24.94 -27.66)

LCHlch(57.63% 37.24 227.96)

Colors Closest to Blue-green

Blue-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.

Blue (Munsell)#0093AFΔE 3.92 Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 6.57 Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 7.93 Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 8.09 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 8.5 Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 9.06

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

#0D98BA Channel Values

How Blue-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 13 · G 152 · B 186	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 192° · S 87% · L 39%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 192° · S 93% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 93% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.38:1 vs white · 6.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Blue-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 text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Blue-green

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Blue-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.

Tints

Shades

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How Blue-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#0D98BA

Protanopia#8C8CBA

Protanomaly#6F91BA

Deuteranopia#7F7FBB

Deuteranomaly#648ABB

Tritanopia#009D9D

Tritanomaly#009BA9

Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #0D98BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--blue-green: #0D98BA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0D98BA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'blue-green': '#0D98BA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.051, green: 0.596, blue: 0.729)

Android XML<color name="blue_green">#0D98BA</color>

SVG fillfill="#0D98BA"

More Teal Colors

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

0e534c 0d3f3f 0f5753 0d1616 0fffff 0b4f4a 104e64 0b413e 106058 0b2d2c 12303b 0abab5 1aa295 25d4cc 3898b7 53eafd 75ffff 91e3e1 b2ffff d1ffff f0ffff 006161 009699 00e5e6

#0D98BA Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Blue-green?

The hex code for Blue-green is #0D98BA. That is rgb(13, 152, 186) in RGB, hsl(192, 87%, 39%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(93%, 18%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #0D98BA?

#0D98BA is rgb(13, 152, 186) — red 13, green 152, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0D98BA?

#0D98BA converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 18%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0D98BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0D98BA scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0D98BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0D98BA 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 18.26, which is visibly different.

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