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#09DCD4

#09dcd4 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09dcd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 86.27% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.73°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.56

Complementary

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #dc0911

Split complementary

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #dc097a
  3. #dc6b09

Analogous

  1. #09dc6b
  2. #09dcd4
  3. #097adc

Triadic

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #d409dc
  3. #dcd409

Tetradic

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #0911dc
  3. #dc0911
  4. #dcd409

Square

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #6b09dc
  3. #dc0911
  4. #7adc09

Monochromatic

  1. #034946
  2. #06928d
  3. #09dcd4
  4. #3bf7f0
  5. #84faf6

Shades

#09dcd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #08c6bf
  3. #07b0aa
  4. #069a94
  5. #05847f
  6. #056e6a
  7. #045855
  8. #034240
  9. #022c2a
  10. #011615
  11. #000000

Tints

#09dcd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #22e0d8
  3. #3ae3dd
  4. #53e7e1
  5. #6beae5
  6. #84eeea
  7. #9df1ee
  8. #b5f5f2
  9. #cef8f6
  10. #e6fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09dcd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09dcd4
  2. #15d3cc
  3. #21cac3
  4. #2dc0bb
  5. #39b7b2
  6. #45aeaa
  7. #50a5a2
  8. #5c9c99
  9. #689291
  10. #748988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dcfcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ced0d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bed5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4d5d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91cbd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09dcd4 {
  color: #09dcd4;
}
Background
.bg-09dcd4 {
  background-color: #09dcd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09dcd4 {
  border: 2px solid #09dcd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09dcd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 220 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09dcd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09dcd4, #097adc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09dcd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 220 212 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.76 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.00 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.37 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.61 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.92 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.82 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.12 #f6232b Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#09dcd4  rgb(9, 220, 212)  hsl(178, 92%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc0911  rgb(220, 9, 17)  hsl(358, 92%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#d409dc  rgb(212, 9, 220)  hsl(298, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#dcd409  rgb(220, 212, 9)  hsl(58, 92%, 45%)  Citrine