Close to Tropical Blue
#009EBE
#009EBE is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 190°, 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 #009EBE.
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
3.17:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.63:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.17:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.63:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #009EBE as they’d see it.
#009EBE 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 #009EBE
What color is #009EBE?
#009EBE is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 62% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 190°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #009EBE in RGB?
#009EBE is rgb(0, 158, 190): 0 red, 158 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #009EBE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 17, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #009EBE?
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 #009EBE?
Its complement #C77E69 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.