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#00A9C3

#00a9c3 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a9c3 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.27% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 188°, with 100% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 6.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3232

Complementary

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #c31a00

Split complementary

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #c30048
  3. #c37c00

Analogous

  1. #00c37c
  2. #00a9c3
  3. #0048c3

Triadic

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #c300a9
  3. #a9c300

Tetradic

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #1a00c3
  3. #c31a00
  4. #a9c300

Square

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #7c00c3
  3. #c31a00
  4. #48c300

Monochromatic

  1. #00242a
  2. #006777
  3. #00a9c3
  4. #11dfff
  5. #5de9ff

Shades

#00a9c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #0098b0
  3. #00879c
  4. #007689
  5. #006575
  6. #005562
  7. #00444e
  8. #00333b
  9. #002227
  10. #001114
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #1ab2c9
  3. #33bacf
  4. #4dc3d5
  5. #66cbdb
  6. #80d4e1
  7. #99dde7
  8. #b3e5ed
  9. #cceef3
  10. #e6f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9c3
  2. #0da5bc
  3. #1aa1b6
  4. #269daf
  5. #3399a8
  6. #4095a2
  7. #4d909b
  8. #5a8c94
  9. #66888d
  10. #738487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa0ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a3c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8093c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a5c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #659cc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9c3 {
  color: #00a9c3;
}
Background
.bg-00a9c3 {
  background-color: #00a9c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9c3 {
  border: 2px solid #00a9c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9c3, #0048c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 195 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.85 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.78 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.30 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.31 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.88 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 12.12 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 12.18 #ff563c Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a9c3  rgb(0, 169, 195)  hsl(188, 100%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#c31a00  rgb(195, 26, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#c300a9  rgb(195, 0, 169)  hsl(308, 100%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#a9c300  rgb(169, 195, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 38%)  Apple Green