Palettes / Colors / #009990

#009990 — Vivid Teal

#009990 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#009990 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99000A; it also sits naturally between #009942 and #005799. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 60% · Blue 56%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 40%

Previews

CSS code for #009990

.text { color: #009990; }
.background { background-color: #009990; }
.border { border: 3px solid #009990; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 153, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 100%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #009990; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 153, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #009990; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 153, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#009990">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#009990">Div content here</div>

Shades of #009990

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99000A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #009990: #000000.

How #009990 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #009990

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #009990?

#009990 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 153, 144). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #009990?

#009990 is RGB 0, 153, 144 — HSL 176°, 100%, 30% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 6%, 40%.

What colors go with #009990?

Its complement is #99000A; analogous partners are #009942 and #005799. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #009990 for text?

Black text on #009990 has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.