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#09CECE Color

#09CECE is rgb(9, 206, 206) in RGB, hsl(180, 92%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#09CECE
HEX#09CECE
RGBrgb(9, 206, 206)
HSLhsl(180, 92%, 42%)
HSVhsv(180, 96%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.131 194.8)
LABlab(74.86% -42.87 -12.68)
LCHlch(74.86% 44.71 196.47)

What #09CECE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #09CECE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#09CECE Channel Values

How #09CECE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 9 · G 206 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 92% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 96% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #09CECE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #09CECE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #09CECE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #09CECE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #09CECE.

How #09CECE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#09CECE
Protanopia#BEBECE
Protanomaly#97C4CE
Deuteranopia#ACACD1
Deuteranomaly#89BBD0
Tritanopia#09CECE
Tritanomaly#09CECE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #09CECE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-09cece: #09CECE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #09CECE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-09cece': '#09CECE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.035, green: 0.808, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_09cece">#09CECE</color>
SVG fillfill="#09CECE"

More Teal Colors

#09CECE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#09CECE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #09CECE?

#09CECE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(9, 206, 206) in RGB and hsl(180, 92%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Robin Egg Blue (#00CCCC), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.7.

What is the RGB value of #09CECE?

#09CECE is rgb(9, 206, 206) — red 9, green 206, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #09CECE?

#09CECE converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #09CECE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #09CECE scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #09CECE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #09CECE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 1.62, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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