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#00A9BD

#00a9bd ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9bd is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 66.27% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 186.35°, with 100% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 7.93.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3205

Complementary

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #bd1400

Split complementary

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #bd004a
  3. #bd7300

Analogous

  1. #00bd73
  2. #00a9bd
  3. #004abd

Triadic

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #bd00a9
  3. #a9bd00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #1400bd
  3. #bd1400
  4. #a9bd00

Square

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #7300bd
  3. #bd1400
  4. #4abd00

Monochromatic

  1. #002024
  2. #006571
  3. #00a9bd
  4. #0be5ff
  5. #57edff

Shades

#00a9bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #0098aa
  3. #008797
  4. #007684
  5. #006571
  6. #00555f
  7. #00444c
  8. #003339
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #1ab2c4
  3. #33baca
  4. #4dc3d1
  5. #66cbd7
  6. #80d4de
  7. #99dde5
  8. #b3e5eb
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9bd
  2. #0da5b7
  3. #1aa1b1
  4. #269dab
  5. #3399a5
  6. #40959f
  7. #4d9098
  8. #5a8c92
  9. #66888c
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a2be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8393bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a5be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9bd {
  color: #00a9bd;
}
Background
.bg-00a9bd {
  background-color: #00a9bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9bd {
  border: 2px solid #00a9bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9bd, #004abd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 189 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.93 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.12 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.92 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.31 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.56 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.75 #ff5642 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a9bd  rgb(0, 169, 189)  hsl(186, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bd1400  rgb(189, 20, 0)  hsl(6, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#bd00a9  rgb(189, 0, 169)  hsl(306, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a9bd00  rgb(169, 189, 0)  hsl(66, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green