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#09BCBC

#09bcbc ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bcbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.3966

Complementary

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #bc0909

Split complementary

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #bc0963
  3. #bc6309

Analogous

  1. #09bc63
  2. #09bcbc
  3. #0963bc

Triadic

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #bc09bc
  3. #bcbc09

Tetradic

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #0909bc
  3. #bc0909
  4. #bcbc09

Square

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #6309bc
  3. #bc0909
  4. #63bc09

Monochromatic

  1. #022a2a
  2. #067373
  3. #09bcbc
  4. #1df4f4
  5. #66f8f8

Shades

#09bcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #08a9a9
  3. #079696
  4. #068484
  5. #057171
  6. #055e5e
  7. #044b4b
  8. #033838
  9. #022626
  10. #011313
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #22c3c3
  3. #3ac9c9
  4. #53d0d0
  5. #6bd7d7
  6. #84dede
  7. #9de4e4
  8. #b5ebeb
  9. #cef2f2
  10. #e6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bcbc
  2. #15b6b6
  3. #21b0b0
  4. #2daaaa
  5. #39a4a4
  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 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb2bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99a2bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79adbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bcbc {
  color: #09bcbc;
}
Background
.bg-09bcbc {
  background-color: #09bcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bcbc {
  border: 2px solid #09bcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bcbc, #0963bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 1.91 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.58 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.07 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.77 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.97 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.69 #f64343 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bcbc  rgb(9, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc0909  rgb(188, 9, 9)  hsl(0, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bc09bc  rgb(188, 9, 188)  hsl(300, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#bcbc09  rgb(188, 188, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold