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#009C8A closest to Green Dynasty

#009C8A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Green Dynasty. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(0, 156, 138)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black. #009C8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.12:1.

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Variations of #009C8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#009C8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#009C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #009C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #83858C
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949289
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80938A
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #83858C
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #708E8B
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009F96
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #009D90
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #798F8A

#009C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.43:1 Poor#009C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.12:1 Good#009C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#009C8A in CSS

/* Green Dynasty */
.color { color: #009C8A; }
.background { background-color: #009C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #009C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 156 138);
color: hsl(173 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.621 0.112 180.8);

#009C8A FAQ

What color is #009C8A?

#009C8A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Green Dynasty. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #009C8A?

#009C8A is rgb(0, 156, 138) in RGB, hsl(173, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 12%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #009C8A?

The complementary color of #009C8A is #9C0012, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #009C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #009C8A: 6.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #009C8A a warm or cool color?

#009C8A is a cool color.