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#09BDBC

#09bdbc ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09bdbc is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 74.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 179.67°, with 90.91% saturation and 38.82% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.4008

Complementary

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #bd090a

Split complementary

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #bd0964
  3. #bd6209

Analogous

  1. #09bd62
  2. #09bdbc
  3. #0964bd

Triadic

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #bc09bd
  3. #bdbc09

Tetradic

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #090abd
  3. #bd090a
  4. #bdbc09

Square

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #6209bd
  3. #bd090a
  4. #64bd09

Monochromatic

  1. #022b2b
  2. #067473
  3. #09bdbc
  4. #1ef4f3
  5. #67f8f7

Shades

#09bdbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #08aaa9
  3. #079796
  4. #068484
  5. #057171
  6. #055f5e
  7. #044c4b
  8. #033938
  9. #022626
  10. #011313
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bdbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #22c4c3
  3. #3acac9
  4. #53d1d0
  5. #6bd7d7
  6. #84dede
  7. #9de5e4
  8. #b5ebeb
  9. #cef2f2
  10. #e6f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bdbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bdbc
  2. #15b7b6
  3. #21b1b0
  4. #2dabaa
  5. #39a5a4
  6. #459f9e
  7. #509898
  8. #5c9292
  9. #688c8c
  10. #748686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b3bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa3bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb7bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7aaebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bdbc {
  color: #09bdbc;
}
Background
.bg-09bdbc {
  background-color: #09bdbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bdbc {
  border: 2px solid #09bdbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bdbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 189 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bdbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bdbc, #0964bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bdbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 189 188 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 1.69 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.64 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.90 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.02 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.62 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.66 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.61 #f64243 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#09bdbc  rgb(9, 189, 188)  hsl(180, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd090a  rgb(189, 9, 10)  hsl(360, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bc09bd  rgb(188, 9, 189)  hsl(300, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#bdbc09  rgb(189, 188, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold