#009666

Color #009666

A vivid, highly saturated dark green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#009666

RGB

rgb(0, 150, 102)

HSL

hsl(160.8, 100%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160.8, 100%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 0%, 32%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(54.83, -45.72, 16.02)

LCH

lch(54.83, 48.45, 160.69)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.1307, 161.9)

HWB

hwb(160.8, 0%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#960030

Analogous

#00961b

#009666

#007b96

Triadic

#009666

#660096

#966600

Split-complementary

#009666

#96007b

#961b00

Tetradic

#009666

#003096

#960030

#966600

Square

#009666

#1b0096

#960030

#7b9600

Shades

Color #009666 mixed toward black.

#007d55

#006444

#004b33

#003222

#001911

Tints

Color #009666 mixed toward white.

#00d28f

#0fffb2

#4bffc5

#87ffd9

#c3ffec

Tones

Color #009666 mixed toward gray.

#0c8961

#197d5d

#257058

#326454

#3e574f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666774 · ΔE 30.9

Deuteranopia

#5f5577 · ΔE 39.3

Tritanopia

#217e80 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #009666;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#009666]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Turquoise #40e0d0

Frequently asked questions

#009666 (#009666) is rgb(0, 150, 102) in RGB.

No, #009666 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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