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#09BBBF

#09bbbf ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bbbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 181.32°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.3936

Complementary

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #bf0d09

Split complementary

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #bf0960
  3. #bf6809

Analogous

  1. #09bf68
  2. #09bbbf
  3. #0960bf

Triadic

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #bf09bb
  3. #bbbf09

Tetradic

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #0d09bf
  3. #bf0d09
  4. #bbbf09

Square

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #6809bf
  3. #bf0d09
  4. #60bf09

Monochromatic

  1. #022c2d
  2. #067376
  3. #09bbbf
  4. #20f0f4
  5. #69f5f8

Shades

#09bbbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #08a8ac
  3. #079699
  4. #068386
  5. #057073
  6. #055e60
  7. #044b4c
  8. #033839
  9. #022526
  10. #011313
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bbbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #22c2c5
  3. #3ac9cc
  4. #53cfd2
  5. #6bd6d9
  6. #84dddf
  7. #9de4e5
  8. #b5ebec
  9. #cef1f2
  10. #e6f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bbbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bbbf
  2. #15b5b9
  3. #21afb2
  4. #2da9ac
  5. #39a3a6
  6. #459ea0
  7. #509899
  8. #5c9293
  9. #688c8d
  10. #748686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb2c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a2c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b5bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78acc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bbbf {
  color: #09bbbf;
}
Background
.bg-09bbbf {
  background-color: #09bbbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bbbf {
  border: 2px solid #09bbbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bbbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 187 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bbbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bbbf, #0960bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bbbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 187 191 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.29 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.23 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.61 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.91 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.07 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.63 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.11 #f64440 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bbbf  rgb(9, 187, 191)  hsl(181, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf0d09  rgb(191, 13, 9)  hsl(1, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bf09bb  rgb(191, 9, 187)  hsl(301, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#bbbf09  rgb(187, 191, 9)  hsl(61, 91%, 39%)  Citrine