Palettes / Colors / #09EBFA

#09EBFA — Vivid Teal

#09EBFA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #09EBFA 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.

#09EBFA 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 #FA1A0A; it also sits naturally between #0AFA92 and #0A72FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 4% · Green 92% · Blue 98%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #09EBFA

.text { color: #09EBFA; }
.background { background-color: #09EBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09EBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 235, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09EBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 235, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09EBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 235, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#09EBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09EBFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA1A0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #09EBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09EBFA

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:

How #09EBFA 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 #09EBFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #09EBF9  ·  #09EBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #09EBFA?

#09EBFA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 9, 235, 250). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #09EBFA?

#09EBFA is RGB 9, 235, 250 — HSL 184°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 96%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #09EBFA?

Its complement is #FA1A0A; analogous partners are #0AFA92 and #0A72FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #09EBFA for text?

Black text on #09EBFA has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.