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#09BBBB

#09bbbb ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bbbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.3919

Complementary

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #bb0909

Split complementary

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #bb0962
  3. #bb6209

Analogous

  1. #09bb62
  2. #09bbbb
  3. #0962bb

Triadic

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #bb09bb
  3. #bbbb09

Tetradic

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #0909bb
  3. #bb0909
  4. #bbbb09

Square

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #6209bb
  3. #bb0909
  4. #62bb09

Monochromatic

  1. #022929
  2. #057272
  3. #09bbbb
  4. #1cf4f4
  5. #65f8f8

Shades

#09bbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #08a8a8
  3. #079696
  4. #068383
  5. #057070
  6. #055e5e
  7. #044b4b
  8. #033838
  9. #022525
  10. #011313
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #22c2c2
  3. #3ac9c9
  4. #53cfcf
  5. #6bd6d6
  6. #84dddd
  7. #9de4e4
  8. #b5ebeb
  9. #cef1f1
  10. #e6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bbbb
  2. #15b5b5
  3. #21afaf
  4. #2da9a9
  5. #39a3a3
  6. #459e9e
  7. #509898
  8. #5c9292
  9. #688c8c
  10. #748686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85b0b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb1bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab5bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79acbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bbbb {
  color: #09bbbb;
}
Background
.bg-09bbbb {
  background-color: #09bbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bbbb {
  border: 2px solid #09bbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bbbb, #0962bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 1.84 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.41 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.88 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.41 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.04 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.51 #f64444 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bbbb  rgb(9, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb0909  rgb(187, 9, 9)  hsl(0, 91%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#bb09bb  rgb(187, 9, 187)  hsl(300, 91%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#bbbb09  rgb(187, 187, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 38%)  Old Gold