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#00A9BE

#00a9be ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9be is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.27% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 11.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 186.63°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 7.72.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3209

Complementary

  1. #00a9be
  2. #be1500

Split complementary

  1. #00a9be
  2. #be004a
  3. #be7400

Analogous

  1. #00be74
  2. #00a9be
  3. #004abe

Triadic

  1. #00a9be
  2. #be00a9
  3. #a9be00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9be
  2. #1500be
  3. #be1500
  4. #a9be00

Square

  1. #00a9be
  2. #7400be
  3. #be1500
  4. #4abe00

Monochromatic

  1. #002125
  2. #006571
  3. #00a9be
  4. #0be4ff
  5. #58edff

Shades

#00a9be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9be
  2. #0098ab
  3. #008798
  4. #007685
  5. #006572
  6. #00555f
  7. #00444c
  8. #003339
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9be
  2. #1ab2c5
  3. #33bacb
  4. #4dc3d2
  5. #66cbd8
  6. #80d4df
  7. #99dde5
  8. #b3e5ec
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9be
  2. #0da5b8
  3. #1aa1b2
  4. #269dab
  5. #3399a5
  6. #40959f
  7. #4d9099
  8. #5a8c93
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a2bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8293be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a5bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9be {
  color: #00a9be;
}
Background
.bg-00a9be {
  background-color: #00a9be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9be {
  border: 2px solid #00a9be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9be, #004abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 190 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.72 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.30 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.71 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.74 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.63 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.90 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.94 #ff5641 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a9be  rgb(0, 169, 190)  hsl(187, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#be1500  rgb(190, 21, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#be00a9  rgb(190, 0, 169)  hsl(307, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a9be00  rgb(169, 190, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green