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#08B79F

#08b79f ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08b79f is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 71.76% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.11% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 171.77°, with 91.62% saturation and 37.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3642

Complementary

  1. #08b79f
  2. #b70820

Split complementary

  1. #08b79f
  2. #b70878
  3. #b74708

Analogous

  1. #08b747
  2. #08b79f
  3. #0878b7

Triadic

  1. #08b79f
  2. #9f08b7
  3. #b79f08

Tetradic

  1. #08b79f
  2. #0820b7
  3. #b70820
  4. #b79f08

Square

  1. #08b79f
  2. #4708b7
  3. #b70820
  4. #78b708

Monochromatic

  1. #022420
  2. #056e5f
  3. #08b79f
  4. #17f5d6
  5. #60f8e3

Shades

#08b79f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b79f
  2. #07a58f
  3. #06927f
  4. #06806f
  5. #056e5f
  6. #045c50
  7. #034940
  8. #023730
  9. #022520
  10. #011210
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b79f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b79f
  2. #21bea9
  3. #39c5b2
  4. #52cdbc
  5. #6bd4c5
  6. #84dbcf
  7. #9ce2d9
  8. #b5e9e2
  9. #cef1ec
  10. #e6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b79f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b79f
  2. #14b29c
  3. #20ac99
  4. #2ca796
  5. #38a193
  6. #449c90
  7. #50968c
  8. #5c9189
  9. #688b86
  10. #748683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81aba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afab9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb09e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ba8a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b79f {
  color: #08b79f;
}
Background
.bg-08b79f {
  background-color: #08b79f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b79f {
  border: 2px solid #08b79f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b79f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 183 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 92% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b79f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b79f, #0878b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b79f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 183 159 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.04 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.56 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.57 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.49 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.68 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.10 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.35 #f74860 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#08b79f  rgb(8, 183, 159)  hsl(172, 92%, 37%)  Persian Green
#b70820  rgb(183, 8, 32)  hsl(352, 92%, 37%)  Firebrick
#9f08b7  rgb(159, 8, 183)  hsl(292, 92%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#b79f08  rgb(183, 159, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 37%)  Brass