Palettes / Colors / #09686D

#09686D — Deep Vivid Teal

#09686D is a teal color we call Deep Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #09686D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#09686D 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 #6D0E09; it also sits naturally between #096D40 and #09366D. 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 4% · Green 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #09686D

.text { color: #09686D; }
.background { background-color: #09686D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09686D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 104, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 85%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09686D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 104, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09686D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 104, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#09686D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09686D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D0E09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #09686D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09686D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #09686D 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #09686D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #09686C  ·  #09686E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #09686D?

#09686D is Deep Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 9, 104, 109). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #09686D?

#09686D is RGB 9, 104, 109 — HSL 183°, 85%, 23% — CMYK 92%, 5%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #09686D?

Its complement is #6D0E09; analogous partners are #096D40 and #09366D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #09686D for text?

White text on #09686D has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.21:1.