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#0BBBC9

#0bbbc9 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0bbbc9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.31% red, 73.33% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.53% cyan, 6.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 184.42°, with 89.62% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.3983

Complementary

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #c9190b

Split complementary

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #c90b5c
  3. #c9780b

Analogous

  1. #0bc978
  2. #0bbbc9
  3. #0b5cc9

Triadic

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #c90bbb
  3. #bbc90b

Tetradic

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #190bc9
  3. #c9190b
  4. #bbc90b

Square

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #780bc9
  3. #c9190b
  4. #5cc90b

Monochromatic

  1. #033438
  2. #077880
  3. #0bbbc9
  4. #2de5f4
  5. #76eef7

Shades

#0bbbc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #0aa8b5
  3. #0996a1
  4. #08838d
  5. #077079
  6. #065e65
  7. #044b50
  8. #03383c
  9. #022528
  10. #011314
  11. #000000

Tints

#0bbbc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #23c2ce
  3. #3cc9d4
  4. #54cfd9
  5. #6dd6df
  6. #85dde4
  7. #9de4e9
  8. #b6ebef
  9. #cef1f4
  10. #e7f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0bbbc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0bbbc9
  2. #17b5c2
  3. #22afba
  4. #2ea9b3
  5. #3aa3ac
  6. #469ea5
  7. #51989d
  8. #5d9296
  9. #698c8f
  10. #748687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab3ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a2c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b6ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75adc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0bbbc9 {
  color: #0bbbc9;
}
Background
.bg-0bbbc9 {
  background-color: #0bbbc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0bbbc9 {
  border: 2px solid #0bbbc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0bbbc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 11 187 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0bbbc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0bbbc9, #0b5cc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0bbbc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(11 187 201 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.29 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.66 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.90 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.10 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.38 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.67 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.31 #f44436 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#0bbbc9  rgb(11, 187, 201)  hsl(184, 90%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#c9190b  rgb(201, 25, 11)  hsl(4, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#c90bbb  rgb(201, 11, 187)  hsl(304, 90%, 42%)  Purpureus
#bbc90b  rgb(187, 201, 11)  hsl(64, 90%, 42%)  Pear