Close to Aquamarine
#09FACE
#09FACE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 98% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 169°, with 96% saturation and 51% 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 #09FACE.
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
1.35:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.58:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.35:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.58:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #09FACE as they’d see it.
#09FACE 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 #09FACE
What color is #09FACE?
#09FACE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 98% green, and 80.8% blue. Its hue is 169°, with 96% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #09FACE in RGB?
#09FACE is rgb(9, 250, 206): 9 red, 250 green, and 206 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #09FACE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(96, 0, 18, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #09FACE?
PANTONE 333 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #09FACE?
Its complement #FED5D0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.