Close to Pacific Blue
#009CBF
#009CBF is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 61.2% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 191°, 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 #009CBF.
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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6.51:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.51:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #009CBF as they’d see it.
#009CBF 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 #009CBF
What color is #009CBF?
#009CBF is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 61.2% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 191°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #009CBF in RGB?
#009CBF is rgb(0, 156, 191): 0 red, 156 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #009CBF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 18, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #009CBF?
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 #009CBF?
Its complement #C57D67 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.