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#00A9BF

#00a9bf ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00a9bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 11.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 186.91°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3214

Complementary

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #bf1600

Split complementary

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #bf004a
  3. #bf7500

Analogous

  1. #00bf75
  2. #00a9bf
  3. #004abf

Triadic

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #bf00a9
  3. #a9bf00

Tetradic

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #1600bf
  3. #bf1600
  4. #a9bf00

Square

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #7500bf
  3. #bf1600
  4. #4abf00

Monochromatic

  1. #002226
  2. #006572
  3. #00a9bf
  4. #0ce3ff
  5. #59ecff

Shades

#00a9bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #0098ac
  3. #008799
  4. #007686
  5. #006573
  6. #005560
  7. #00444c
  8. #003339
  9. #002226
  10. #001113
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a9bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #1ab2c5
  3. #33bacc
  4. #4dc3d2
  5. #66cbd9
  6. #80d4df
  7. #99dde5
  8. #b3e5ec
  9. #cceef2
  10. #e6f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a9bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a9bf
  2. #0da5b9
  3. #1aa1b2
  4. #269dac
  5. #3399a6
  6. #4095a0
  7. #4d9099
  8. #5a8c93
  9. #66888d
  10. #738486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a2c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8293bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78a5c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #669cbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a9bf {
  color: #00a9bf;
}
Background
.bg-00a9bf {
  background-color: #00a9bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a9bf {
  border: 2px solid #00a9bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a9bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 169 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a9bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a9bf, #004abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a9bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 169 191 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.52 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.51 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.06 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.94 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 12.13 #ff5640 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#00a9bf  rgb(0, 169, 191)  hsl(187, 100%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bf1600  rgb(191, 22, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#bf00a9  rgb(191, 0, 169)  hsl(307, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#a9bf00  rgb(169, 191, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green