Color

#0D9EA8

Cool teal. Nearest reference color: Viridian green.

RGB

0–255

158

168

CMYK

0–100%

92.26%

5.95%

34.12%

RGB describes how #0D9EA8 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 13, green 158 and blue 168.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 92.26%, magenta 5.95%, yellow 0% and black 34.12%.

HSL values

H 183.87° S 85.64% L 35.49%

In the HSL color model, #0D9EA8 has a hue of 183.87°, 85.64% saturation and 35.49% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#0D9EA8 is a medium, cool teal with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #0D9EA8 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #0D9EA8

RGB rgb(13, 158, 168)

HSL hsl(183.87 85.64% 35.49%)

OKLCH oklch(0.637768 0.106786 202.9046)

CSS --color: #0D9EA8;

Tints of #0D9EA8

Tints are lighter variations of #0D9EA8. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#C4FAFF #75EAF4 #59D0DA #3AB7C1 #0D9EA8

Shades of #0D9EA8

Shades are darker variations of #0D9EA8. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#0D9EA8 #00747B #004C51 #00272A #000809

Tones of #0D9EA8

Tones reduce the chroma of #0D9EA8, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#0D9EA8 #439BA2 #5C979C #709396 #818F90

Tonal range of #0D9EA8

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #0D9EA8 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#C4FAFF #75EAF4 #59D0DA #3AB7C1 #0D9EA8 #00747B #004C51 #00272A #000809

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #C4FAFF;
    --color-200: #75EAF4;
    --color-300: #59D0DA;
    --color-400: #3AB7C1;
    --color-500: #0D9EA8;
    --color-600: #00747B;
    --color-700: #004C51;
    --color-800: #00272A;
    --color-900: #000809;
}

Colors that go with #0D9EA8

Color harmonies for #0D9EA8 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#0D9EA8 #C4706D

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#32A085 #0D9EA8 #3B96C2

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#0D9EA8 #AB75B1 #AB8536

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#0D9EA8 #BD6F91 #BE784A

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#0D9EA8 #8E7FC6 #C4706D #8C9240

CSS gradients with #0D9EA8

These gradients show how #0D9EA8 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#0D9EA8 #65B6BD #9BCFD3 #CEE7E9 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0D9EA8, #65B6BD, #9BCFD3, #CEE7E9, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#0D9EA8 #066A71 #023A3F #001012 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0D9EA8, #066A71, #023A3F, #001012, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#0D9EA8 #5391C9 #8E7FC7 #B571A2 #C4706D

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0D9EA8, #5391C9, #8E7FC7, #B571A2, #C4706D);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #0D9EA8. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.24:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

6.47:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2737 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #0D9EA8 as the background.

background-color: #0D9EA8;
color: #000000;

Using #0D9EA8 in design

See how #0D9EA8 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#0D9EA8 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #0D9EA8 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#75EAF4

#0D9EA8

#00272A

Colors similar to #0D9EA8

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #0D9EA8, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#3BB7C1 #00848C #009EA8 #52999F #119F9D #1A9CB2 #2AACA9 #008FA4

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #0D9EA8 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9097A9 Deuteranopia #7D89A8 Tritanopia #00A5A1

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #0D9EA8 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 19.4575
Y: 27.3639
Z: 41.2944

CIELAB

L*: 59.3096
a*: -29.929
b*: -14.9242

OKLab

L: 0.637768
a: -0.098366
b: -0.041561

OKLCH

L: 0.637768
C: 0.106786
H: 202.9046°