Palettes / Colors / #09EBFE
#09EBFE — Vivid Teal
#09EBFE 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 #09EBFE 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.
#09EBFE 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 #FE200B; it also sits naturally between #0BFE99 and #0B70FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #09EBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 9, 235, 254 |
| HSL | 185°, 99%, 52% |
| HSV | 185°, 96%, 100% |
| CMYK | 96%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 47.71, 66.63, 104.11 |
| Yxy | 66.63, 0.2184, 0.3050 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.32, -39.34, -22.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.63, -34.70, -23.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 4% · Green 92% · Blue 100%
Cyan 96% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #09EBFE
.text { color: #09EBFE; }
.background { background-color: #09EBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #09EBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 99%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #09EBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #09EBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 235, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#09EBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#09EBFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FE200B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #09EBFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #09EBFE
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 #09EBFE: ·
How #09EBFE 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 #09EBFE 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 #09EBFE?
#09EBFE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 9, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.
What is the RGB and HSL of #09EBFE?
#09EBFE is RGB 9, 235, 254 — HSL 185°, 99%, 52% — CMYK 96%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #09EBFE?
Its complement is #FE200B; analogous partners are #0BFE99 and #0B70FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #09EBFE for text?
Black text on #09EBFE has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.