Palettes / Colors / #09DCDE
#09DCDE — Vivid Teal
#09DCDE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #09DCDE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#09DCDE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DC0D09; it also sits naturally between #09DC76 and #096FDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #09DCDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 9, 220, 222 |
| HSL | 181°, 92%, 45% |
| HSV | 181°, 96%, 87% |
| CMYK | 96%, 1%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 38.89, 56.52, 77.97 |
| Yxy | 56.52, 0.2243, 0.3260 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.91, -42.20, -13.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.18, -35.77, -13.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 4% · Green 86% · Blue 87%
Cyan 96% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #09DCDE
.text { color: #09DCDE; }
.background { background-color: #09DCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09DCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 220, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 92%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09DCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 220, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09DCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 220, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#09DCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09DCDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #09DCDE
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Tones of #09DCDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DC0D09:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #09DCDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09DCDE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #09DCDE: ·
How #09DCDE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #09DCDE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #09DCDE?
#09DCDE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 9, 220, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #09DCDE?
#09DCDE is RGB 9, 220, 222 — HSL 181°, 92%, 45% — CMYK 96%, 1%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #09DCDE?
Its complement is #DC0D09; analogous partners are #09DC76 and #096FDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #09DCDE for text?
Black text on #09DCDE has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.