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#09BCBF

#09bcbf ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bcbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180.99°, 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.3979

Complementary

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #bf0c09

Split complementary

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #bf0961
  3. #bf6709

Analogous

  1. #09bf67
  2. #09bcbf
  3. #0961bf

Triadic

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #bf09bc
  3. #bcbf09

Tetradic

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #0c09bf
  3. #bf0c09
  4. #bcbf09

Square

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #6709bf
  3. #bf0c09
  4. #61bf09

Monochromatic

  1. #022c2d
  2. #067476
  3. #09bcbf
  4. #20f1f4
  5. #69f6f8

Shades

#09bcbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #08a9ac
  3. #079699
  4. #068486
  5. #057173
  6. #055e60
  7. #044b4c
  8. #033839
  9. #022626
  10. #011313
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bcbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #22c3c5
  3. #3ac9cc
  4. #53d0d2
  5. #6bd7d9
  6. #84dedf
  7. #9de4e5
  8. #b5ebec
  9. #cef2f2
  10. #e6f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bcbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bcbf
  2. #15b6b9
  3. #21b0b2
  4. #2daaac
  5. #39a4a6
  6. #459ea0
  7. #509899
  8. #5c9293
  9. #688c8d
  10. #748686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb2bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a2c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79adc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bcbf {
  color: #09bcbf;
}
Background
.bg-09bcbf {
  background-color: #09bcbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bcbf {
  border: 2px solid #09bcbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bcbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bcbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bcbf, #0961bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bcbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 191 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.97 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.14 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.63 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.91 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.35 #f64340 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bcbf  rgb(9, 188, 191)  hsl(181, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf0c09  rgb(191, 12, 9)  hsl(1, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bf09bc  rgb(191, 9, 188)  hsl(301, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#bcbf09  rgb(188, 191, 9)  hsl(61, 91%, 39%)  Citrine