Close to Tropical Blue
#009FBC
#009FBC is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62.4% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 189°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #009FBC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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6.69:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.69:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #009FBC as they’d see it.
#009FBC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #009FBC
What color is #009FBC?
#009FBC is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62.4% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 189°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #009FBC in RGB?
#009FBC is rgb(0, 159, 188): 0 red, 159 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #009FBC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 15, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #009FBC?
PANTONE 313 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #009FBC?
Its complement #C77F6A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.