Viridian Green (#009698)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.61:1 — vs black: 5.82:1

Color values

  • HEX #009698
  • RGB rgb(0, 150, 152)
  • HSL hsl(180, 100%, 59%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 1.32, 0, 40.39 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #009698 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Viridian Green
#009698 Base
#980200
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Viridian Green
#009698 Base
#00984E
#004A98
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Viridian Green
#009698 Base
#980096
#969800
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Viridian Green
#009698 Base
#98004A
#984E00
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Viridian Green
#009698 Base
#4E0098
#980200
#4A9800
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Viridian Green
#009698 Base
#00191A
#004B4B
#006E6F
#00BEC1
#00E1E4
#32FCFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Viridian Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00191A
#003233
#004B4C
#006465
#007D7F
Viridian Green #009698 Base
#00D8DA
#1EFCFF
#60FDFF
#A3FEFF
#E6FFFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #009698. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #009698;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #009698;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #009698;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #009698,
        #FF3431
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #009698,
        #FF3431
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$viridian-green: #009698;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$viridian-green-r: 0;
$viridian-green-g: 150;
$viridian-green-b: 152;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $viridian-green;
    color: rgba($viridian-green-r, $viridian-green-g, $viridian-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Viridian Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #009698 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #808099 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8E8E98 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #009696 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #878787 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Viridian Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Viridian Green #009698 Base
Dark Cyan #008B8B ΔE 3.92
Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 7.37
Teal Green #00827F ΔE 7.51
Celadon Green #2F847C ΔE 7.66

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.