#09b6d0

Color #09b6d0

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 16.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#09b6d0

RGB

rgb(9, 182, 208)

HSL

hsl(187.8, 91.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.8, 95.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(95.7%, 12.5%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(68.07, -28.8, -23.91)

LCH

lch(68.07, 37.43, 219.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.1236, 212.71)

HWB

hwb(187.8, 3.5%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d02309

Analogous

#09d086

#09b6d0

#0953d0

Triadic

#09b6d0

#d009b6

#b6d009

Split-complementary

#09b6d0

#d00953

#d08609

Tetradic

#09b6d0

#2309d0

#d02309

#b6d009

Square

#09b6d0

#8609d0

#d02309

#53d009

Shades

Color #09b6d0 mixed toward black.

#0798ad

#06798b

#045b68

#033d45

#011e23

Tints

Color #09b6d0 mixed toward white.

#15d8f5

#44e0f7

#72e7f9

#a1effb

#d0f7fd

Tones

Color #09b6d0 mixed toward gray.

#1aaabf

#2a9daf

#3b919e

#4b858e

#5c797d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7eca · ΔE 29.9

Deuteranopia

#7569c9 · ΔE 34.6

Tritanopia

#2dc5c4 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #09b6d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#09b6d0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#09b6d0 (#09b6d0) is rgb(9, 182, 208) in RGB.

No, #09b6d0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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