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#0BB9CD

#0bb9cd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0bb9cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.31% red, 72.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.63% cyan, 9.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 186.19°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.3918

Complementary

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #cd1f0b

Split complementary

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #cd0b58
  3. #cd800b

Analogous

  1. #0bcd80
  2. #0bb9cd
  3. #0b58cd

Triadic

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #cd0bb9
  3. #b9cd0b

Tetradic

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #1f0bcd
  3. #cd1f0b
  4. #b9cd0b

Square

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #800bcd
  3. #cd1f0b
  4. #58cd0b

Monochromatic

  1. #03363c
  2. #077784
  3. #0bb9cd
  4. #31e0f4
  5. #79ebf8

Shades

#0bb9cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #0aa7b9
  3. #0994a4
  4. #088290
  5. #076f7b
  6. #065d67
  7. #044a52
  8. #03383e
  9. #022529
  10. #011315
  11. #000000

Tints

#0bb9cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #23c0d2
  3. #3cc7d7
  4. #54cedc
  5. #6dd5e1
  6. #85dce6
  7. #9de3eb
  8. #b6eaf0
  9. #cef1f5
  10. #e7f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0bb9cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0bb9cd
  2. #17b3c5
  3. #22aebe
  4. #2ea8b6
  5. #3aa2ae
  6. #469da7
  7. #51979f
  8. #5d9197
  9. #698b8f
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85afb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b1ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a1cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b5ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72abcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0bb9cd {
  color: #0bb9cd;
}
Background
.bg-0bb9cd {
  background-color: #0bb9cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0bb9cd {
  border: 2px solid #0bb9cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0bb9cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 11 185 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0bb9cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0bb9cd, #0b58cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0bb9cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(11 185 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.15 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.66 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.90 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.01 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.29 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.51 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.57 #f44632 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#0bb9cd  rgb(11, 185, 205)  hsl(186, 90%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd1f0b  rgb(205, 31, 11)  hsl(6, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd0bb9  rgb(205, 11, 185)  hsl(306, 90%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#b9cd0b  rgb(185, 205, 11)  hsl(66, 90%, 42%)  Pear