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#09BCB2

#09bcb2 ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bcb2 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 73.73% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.32% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 176.65°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3924

Complementary

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #bc0913

Split complementary

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #bc096d
  3. #bc5909

Analogous

  1. #09bc59
  2. #09bcb2
  3. #096dbc

Triadic

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #b209bc
  3. #bcb209

Tetradic

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #0913bc
  3. #bc0913
  4. #bcb209

Square

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #5909bc
  3. #bc0913
  4. #6dbc09

Monochromatic

  1. #022a28
  2. #06736d
  3. #09bcb2
  4. #1df4e8
  5. #66f8f0

Shades

#09bcb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #08a9a0
  3. #07968e
  4. #06847d
  5. #05716b
  6. #055e59
  7. #044b47
  8. #033835
  9. #022624
  10. #011312
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bcb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #22c3ba
  3. #3ac9c1
  4. #53d0c9
  5. #6bd7d1
  6. #84ded9
  7. #9de4e0
  8. #b5ebe8
  9. #cef2f0
  10. #e6f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bcb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bcb2
  2. #15b6ad
  3. #21b0a8
  4. #2daaa3
  5. #39a49e
  6. #459e99
  7. #509894
  8. #5c928f
  9. #688c8a
  10. #748685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b0ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b1b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca2b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb6b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cadb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bcb2 {
  color: #09bcb2;
}
Background
.bg-09bcb2 {
  background-color: #09bcb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bcb2 {
  border: 2px solid #09bcb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bcb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bcb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bcb2, #096dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bcb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 178 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 1.83 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.82 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.78 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.32 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.66 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.36 #f6434d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bcb2  rgb(9, 188, 178)  hsl(177, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc0913  rgb(188, 9, 19)  hsl(357, 91%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#b209bc  rgb(178, 9, 188)  hsl(297, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#bcb209  rgb(188, 178, 9)  hsl(57, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold