#009E85

Accessibility

6.23:1

Vs white / black

3.37:1 · 6.23:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#009e85

RGB

rgb(0, 158, 133)

RGBA

rgba(0, 158, 133, 1)

HSL

hsl(171, 100%, 31%)

HSLA

hsla(171, 100%, 31%, 1)

HSV

hsv(171, 100%, 62%)

LAB

lab(58.17% -41.03 3.23)

LCH

lch(58.17% 41.16 175.5)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6248 -0.1164 0.0079)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6248 0.1167 176.12)

XYZ

xyz(16.46, 26.14, 26.36)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 0%, 16%, 38%)

CSS

color: #009e85;

CSS variable

--color-009e85: #009e85;

SCSS

$color-009e85: #009e85;

JavaScript

const color = "#009e85";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#009e85";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#009e85" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#009e85", "rgb": { "r": 0, "g": 158, "b": 133 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6248 0.1167 176.12)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#009e85-1: #009e85;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-600

Very different · ΔE 5.31 · #0D9488

Nearest CSS named color

LightSeaGreen

Very different · ΔE 9.04 · #20B2AA

Nearest Material color

teal-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.38 · #009688

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 11.93 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50c3fff3 100b0f9e6 20091e8d2 3006cd4bb 40039b99f 500009d84 60000836e 700006a58 800005142 90000392e 95000231a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eaf7f5 d5efeb bfe7e1 aadfd6 95d7cc 80cfc2 6ac6b8 55beae 40b6a4 2bae99 15a68f 009e85 00917a 00846f 007764 006959 005c4e 004f43 004237 00352c 002821 001a16 000d0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eaf7f5 d5efeb bfe7e1 aadfd6 95d7cc 80cfc2 6ac6b8 55beae 40b6a4 2bae99 15a68f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

00917a 00846f 007764 006959 005c4e 004f43 004237 00352c 002821 001a16 000d0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

0b9b85 159984 209784 2b9483 359283 408f83 4b8d82 558a82 608881 6b8581 758380

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#009E85Stop 1 #9E0018Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#009E37Stop 1 #009E85Stop 2 #00679EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#009E85Stop 1 #86009EStop 2 #9E8600Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#009E85Stop 1 #9E0067Stop 2 #9E3700Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#006657Stop 1 #00B398Stop 2 #00FFD9Stop 3 #4DFFE4Stop 4 #99FFF0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #009e85 works

#009E85 (#009e85) sits in the teal family at about 171° hue, 100% saturation, and 31% lightness. Contrast is 3.37:1 on white and 6.23:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #009e85 as small body text on white — 3.37:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Green Sea#16A085 Spectrum #249E81#249E81 Spectrum #299986#299986 Spectrum #139679#139679 Spectrum #3AA68B#3AA68B Radix Teal 9#12A594 Spectrum #3F9D8D#3F9D8D Spectrum #17927F#17927F Material Teal 500#009688 Tailwind teal 600#0D9488 Spectrum #0E9A70#0E9A70 Material Teal 400#26A69A