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#09F6EF

#09f6ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#09f6ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 96.47% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.85% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 178.23°, with 92.94% saturation and 50% 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 15.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#00ffff
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Relative luminance0.722

Complementary

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #f60910

Split complementary

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #f60986
  3. #f67909

Analogous

  1. #09f679
  2. #09f6ef
  3. #0986f6

Triadic

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #ef09f6
  3. #f6ef09

Tetradic

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #0910f6
  3. #f60910
  4. #f6ef09

Square

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #7909f6
  3. #f60910
  4. #86f609

Monochromatic

  1. #046260
  2. #06aca7
  3. #09f6ef
  4. #53f9f4
  5. #9dfbf9

Shades

#09f6ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #08ddd7
  3. #07c5bf
  4. #06aca7
  5. #05948f
  6. #057b78
  7. #046260
  8. #034a48
  9. #023130
  10. #011918
  11. #000000

Tints

#09f6ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #22f7f1
  3. #3af8f2
  4. #53f9f4
  5. #6bfaf5
  6. #84fbf7
  7. #9dfbf9
  8. #b5fcfa
  9. #cefdfc
  10. #e6fefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09f6ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09f6ef
  2. #15eae4
  3. #21ded9
  4. #2dd3ce
  5. #39c7c3
  6. #45bbb8
  7. #50afac
  8. #5ca3a1
  9. #689896
  10. #748c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0e7e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6e8ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd4f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fdf3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8eeef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2e3f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00faf2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09f6ef {
  color: #09f6ef;
}
Background
.bg-09f6ef {
  background-color: #09f6ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09f6ef {
  border: 2px solid #09f6ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09f6ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 246 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09f6ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09f6ef, #0986f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09f6ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 246 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.92 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.92 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 3.22 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.23 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.86 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.97 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.47 #f60910 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Aqua
#09f6ef  rgb(9, 246, 239)  hsl(178, 93%, 50%)  Aqua
#f60910  rgb(246, 9, 16)  hsl(358, 93%, 50%)  Red
#ef09f6  rgb(239, 9, 246)  hsl(298, 93%, 50%)  Fuchsia
#f6ef09  rgb(246, 239, 9)  hsl(58, 93%, 50%)  Cadmium Yellow