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#09BBB5

#09bbb5 ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bbb5 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 73.33% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.21% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 177.98°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 0.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.3893

Complementary

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #bb090f

Split complementary

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #bb0968
  3. #bb5c09

Analogous

  1. #09bb5c
  2. #09bbb5
  3. #0968bb

Triadic

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #b509bb
  3. #bbb509

Tetradic

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #090fbb
  3. #bb090f
  4. #bbb509

Square

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #5c09bb
  3. #bb090f
  4. #68bb09

Monochromatic

  1. #022928
  2. #05726e
  3. #09bbb5
  4. #1cf4ed
  5. #65f8f3

Shades

#09bbb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #08a8a3
  3. #079691
  4. #06837f
  5. #05706d
  6. #055e5b
  7. #044b48
  8. #033836
  9. #022524
  10. #011312
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bbb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #22c2bc
  3. #3ac9c4
  4. #53cfcb
  5. #6bd6d3
  6. #84ddda
  7. #9de4e1
  8. #b5ebe9
  9. #cef1f0
  10. #e6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bbb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bbb5
  2. #15b5b0
  3. #21afaa
  4. #2da9a5
  5. #39a3a0
  6. #459e9b
  7. #509895
  8. #5c9290
  9. #688c8b
  10. #748685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85b0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb0b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa1b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb5b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7aacb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00beb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bbb5 {
  color: #09bbb5;
}
Background
.bg-09bbb5 {
  background-color: #09bbb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bbb5 {
  border: 2px solid #09bbb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bbb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 187 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bbb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bbb5, #0968bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bbb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 187 181 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 0.44 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.63 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.12 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.98 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.94 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.19 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.95 #f6444a Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bbb5  rgb(9, 187, 181)  hsl(178, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb090f  rgb(187, 9, 15)  hsl(358, 91%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#b509bb  rgb(181, 9, 187)  hsl(298, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#bbb509  rgb(187, 181, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold