#09b8d1

Color #09b8d1

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 15.96 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#09b8d1

RGB

rgb(9, 184, 209)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 91.7%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 95.7%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(95.7%, 12%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(68.71, -29.45, -23.48)

LCH

lch(68.71, 37.66, 218.56)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1241, 211.9)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 3.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d12209

Analogous

#09d186

#09b8d1

#0954d1

Triadic

#09b8d1

#d109b8

#b8d109

Split-complementary

#09b8d1

#d10954

#d18609

Tetradic

#09b8d1

#2209d1

#d12209

#b8d109

Square

#09b8d1

#8609d1

#d12209

#54d109

Shades

Color #09b8d1 mixed toward black.

#0899ae

#067b8b

#055c68

#033d46

#021f23

Tints

Color #09b8d1 mixed toward white.

#16d9f5

#44e1f7

#73e8f9

#a2f0fb

#d0f7fd

Tones

Color #09b8d1 mixed toward gray.

#1aabc0

#2a9faf

#3b929f

#4c868e

#5c797e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fcb · ΔE 30.2

Deuteranopia

#766bca · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#2dc7c6 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #09b8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#09b8d1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#09b8d1 (#09b8d1) is rgb(9, 184, 209) in RGB.

No, #09b8d1 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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