#0D9488 color
The swatch above shows #0D9488 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#0D9488 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color darkcyan (#008B8B).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: teal-600. That means you can write bg-teal-600 or text-teal-600 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #0D9488 |
| RGB | rgb(13, 148, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 84%, 32%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(91%, 0%, 8%, 42%) |
| Decimal | 889992 |
| CSS | color: #0D9488; |
| Android | 0xFF0D9488 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.051, green: 0.580, blue: 0.533, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #0D9488 | 3.74:1 — AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Black text on #0D9488 | 5.61:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #0D9488
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #0D9488 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #0D9488
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #0D9488 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #0D9488; background-color: #0D9488; }
.element { color: rgb(13 148 136); }
.element { color: hsl(175 84% 32%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-teal-600 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #0D9488;Frequently asked questions
What color is #0D9488?
#0D9488 is a dark, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 175° on the color wheel, with 84% saturation and 32% lightness.
What is #0D9488 in RGB?
#0D9488 converts to rgb(13, 148, 136) — 13 red, 148 green and 136 blue.
What is #0D9488 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 8%, 42%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #0D9488 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (5.61:1 versus 3.74:1).
What is the complementary color of #0D9488?
#960D18 — the hue directly opposite #0D9488 on the color wheel.