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#09BBCD

#09bbcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09bbcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.61% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 185.51°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.4001

Complementary

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #cd1b09

Split complementary

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #cd0959
  3. #cd7d09

Analogous

  1. #09cd7d
  2. #09bbcd
  3. #0959cd

Triadic

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #cd09bb
  3. #bbcd09

Tetradic

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #1b09cd
  3. #cd1b09
  4. #bbcd09

Square

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #7d09cd
  3. #cd1b09
  4. #59cd09

Monochromatic

  1. #03353a
  2. #067884
  3. #09bbcd
  4. #2de3f6
  5. #76edf9

Shades

#09bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #08a8b9
  3. #0796a4
  4. #068390
  5. #05707b
  6. #055e67
  7. #044b52
  8. #03383e
  9. #022529
  10. #011315
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #22c2d2
  3. #3ac9d7
  4. #53cfdc
  5. #6bd6e1
  6. #84dde6
  7. #9de4eb
  8. #b5ebf0
  9. #cef1f5
  10. #e6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bbcd
  2. #15b5c5
  3. #21afbe
  4. #2da9b6
  5. #39a3ae
  6. #459ea7
  7. #50989f
  8. #5c9297
  9. #688c8f
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b3ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74adcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bbcd {
  color: #09bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-09bbcd {
  background-color: #09bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #09bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bbcd, #0959cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.25 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.76 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.29 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.35 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.70 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.71 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.67 #f64432 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#09bbcd  rgb(9, 187, 205)  hsl(186, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd1b09  rgb(205, 27, 9)  hsl(6, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd09bb  rgb(205, 9, 187)  hsl(306, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcd09  rgb(187, 205, 9)  hsl(66, 92%, 42%)  Pear