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#09BCBB

#09bcbb ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bcbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 179.66°, 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.3961

Complementary

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #bc090a

Split complementary

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #bc0964
  3. #bc6109

Analogous

  1. #09bc61
  2. #09bcbb
  3. #0964bc

Triadic

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #bb09bc
  3. #bcbb09

Tetradic

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #090abc
  3. #bc090a
  4. #bcbb09

Square

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #6109bc
  3. #bc090a
  4. #64bc09

Monochromatic

  1. #022a2a
  2. #067372
  3. #09bcbb
  4. #1df4f3
  5. #66f8f7

Shades

#09bcbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #08a9a8
  3. #079696
  4. #068483
  5. #057170
  6. #055e5e
  7. #044b4b
  8. #033838
  9. #022625
  10. #011313
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bcbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #22c3c2
  3. #3ac9c9
  4. #53d0cf
  5. #6bd7d6
  6. #84dedd
  7. #9de4e4
  8. #b5ebeb
  9. #cef2f1
  10. #e6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bcbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bcbb
  2. #15b6b5
  3. #21b0af
  4. #2daaa9
  5. #39a4a3
  6. #459e9e
  7. #509898
  8. #5c9292
  9. #688c8c
  10. #748686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb2bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99a2bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb6bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7aadbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bcbb {
  color: #09bcbb;
}
Background
.bg-09bcbb {
  background-color: #09bcbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bcbb {
  border: 2px solid #09bcbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bcbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bcbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bcbb, #0964bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bcbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 187 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 1.57 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.45 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.81 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.17 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.88 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.91 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.42 #f64344 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bcbb  rgb(9, 188, 187)  hsl(180, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc090a  rgb(188, 9, 10)  hsl(360, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bb09bc  rgb(187, 9, 188)  hsl(300, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#bcbb09  rgb(188, 187, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold