Green (NCS) (#009F6B)

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: 3.40:1 — vs black: 6.17:1

Color values

  • HEX #009F6B
  • RGB rgb(0, 159, 107)
  • HSL hsl(160, 100%, 62%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 32.7, 37.65 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #009F6B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Green (NCS)
#009F6B Base
#9F0034
Analogous

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

Green (NCS)
#009F6B Base
#009F1C
#00849F
Triadic

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

Green (NCS)
#009F6B Base
#6B009F
#9F6B00
Split-Complementary

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

Green (NCS)
#009F6B Base
#9F0084
#9F1C00
Tetradic (Square)

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

Green (NCS)
#009F6B Base
#1C009F
#9F0034
#849F00
Monochromatic

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

Green (NCS)
#009F6B Base
#001A11
#005338
#007650
#00C886
#00EC9E
#39FFBE
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#001A11
#003423
#004F35
#006A47
#008459
Green (NCS) #009F6B Base
#00E097
#22FFB7
#63FFCC
#A4FFE1
#E6FFF7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #009F6B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #009F6B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #009F6B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #009F6B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #009F6B,
        #FF3F7E
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #009F6B,
        #FF3F7E
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$green-(ncs): #009F6B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$green-(ncs)-r: 0;
$green-(ncs)-g: 159;
$green-(ncs)-b: 107;

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

How Green (NCS) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #009F6B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #88886E 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 #97976A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #2D9A9A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #8B8B8B 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 Green (NCS) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Green (NCS) #009F6B Base
Green-cyan #009966 ΔE 1.95
Shamrock Green #009E60 ΔE 2.40
Green (Munsell) #00A877 ΔE 3.06
Jade #00A86B ΔE 3.18

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.