#09c5cc

Color #09c5cc

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 4.29 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#09c5cc

RGB

rgb(9, 197, 204)

HSL

hsl(182.2, 91.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.2, 95.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(95.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(72.46, -37.22, -15.06)

LCH

lch(72.46, 40.15, 202.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1263, 199.37)

HWB

hwb(182.2, 3.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc1009

Analogous

#09cc72

#09c5cc

#0963cc

Triadic

#09c5cc

#cc09c5

#c5cc09

Split-complementary

#09c5cc

#cc0963

#cc7209

Tetradic

#09c5cc

#1009cc

#cc1009

#c5cc09

Square

#09c5cc

#7209cc

#cc1009

#63cc09

Shades

Color #09c5cc mixed toward black.

#08a4aa

#068388

#056266

#034244

#022122

Tints

Color #09c5cc mixed toward white.

#12ecf4

#42f0f7

#71f4f9

#a0f7fb

#d0fbfd

Tones

Color #09c5cc mixed toward gray.

#19b6bc

#2aa7ac

#3a989b

#4a898b

#5a7a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8789ca · ΔE 32.6

Deuteranopia

#7f72ca · ΔE 38.5

Tritanopia

#31c9c9 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 23.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #09c5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#09c5cc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#09c5cc (#09c5cc) is rgb(9, 197, 204) in RGB.

No, #09c5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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