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#09BBB9

#09bbb9 ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bbb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.07% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 179.33°, 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 1.13.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.391

Complementary

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #bb090b

Split complementary

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #bb0964
  3. #bb6009

Analogous

  1. #09bb60
  2. #09bbb9
  3. #0964bb

Triadic

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #b909bb
  3. #bbb909

Tetradic

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #090bbb
  3. #bb090b
  4. #bbb909

Square

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #6009bb
  3. #bb090b
  4. #64bb09

Monochromatic

  1. #022929
  2. #057271
  3. #09bbb9
  4. #1cf4f2
  5. #65f8f6

Shades

#09bbb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #08a8a7
  3. #079694
  4. #068382
  5. #05706f
  6. #055e5d
  7. #044b4a
  8. #033838
  9. #022525
  10. #011313
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bbb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #22c2c0
  3. #3ac9c7
  4. #53cfce
  5. #6bd6d5
  6. #84dddc
  7. #9de4e3
  8. #b5ebea
  9. #cef1f1
  10. #e6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bbb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bbb9
  2. #15b5b3
  3. #21afae
  4. #2da9a8
  5. #39a3a2
  6. #459e9d
  7. #509897
  8. #5c9291
  9. #688c8b
  10. #748686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85b0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb1b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99a1ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab5b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79acba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bbb9 {
  color: #09bbb9;
}
Background
.bg-09bbb9 {
  background-color: #09bbb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bbb9 {
  border: 2px solid #09bbb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bbb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 187 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bbb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bbb9, #0964bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bbb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 187 185 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 1.13 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.17 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.37 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.49 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.26 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.12 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.96 #f64446 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bbb9  rgb(9, 187, 185)  hsl(179, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb090b  rgb(187, 9, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#b909bb  rgb(185, 9, 187)  hsl(299, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#bbb909  rgb(187, 185, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold