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#08B8A0

#08b8a0 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08b8a0 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 72.16% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.04% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 171.82°, with 91.67% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3687

Complementary

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #b80820

Split complementary

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #b80878
  3. #b84808

Analogous

  1. #08b848
  2. #08b8a0
  3. #0878b8

Triadic

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #a008b8
  3. #b8a008

Tetradic

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #0820b8
  3. #b80820
  4. #b8a008

Square

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #4808b8
  3. #b80820
  4. #78b808

Monochromatic

  1. #022521
  2. #056f60
  3. #08b8a0
  4. #18f5d7
  5. #61f8e4

Shades

#08b8a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #07a690
  3. #069380
  4. #068170
  5. #056e60
  6. #045c50
  7. #034a40
  8. #023730
  9. #022520
  10. #011210
  11. #000000

Tints

#08b8a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #21bfaa
  3. #39c6b3
  4. #52cdbd
  5. #6bd4c6
  6. #84dcd0
  7. #9ce3d9
  8. #b5eae3
  9. #cef1ec
  10. #e6f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08b8a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08b8a0
  2. #14b29d
  3. #20ad9a
  4. #2ca796
  5. #38a293
  6. #449c90
  7. #50968d
  8. #5c918a
  9. #688b86
  10. #748683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82aca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0ac9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9ea2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb19f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ca9a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08b8a0 {
  color: #08b8a0;
}
Background
.bg-08b8a0 {
  background-color: #08b8a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08b8a0 {
  border: 2px solid #08b8a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08b8a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 184 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08b8a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08b8a0, #0878b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08b8a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 184 160 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.30 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.60 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.77 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.56 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.62 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.11 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.16 #f7475f Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#08b8a0  rgb(8, 184, 160)  hsl(172, 92%, 38%)  Persian Green
#b80820  rgb(184, 8, 32)  hsl(352, 92%, 38%)  Firebrick
#a008b8  rgb(160, 8, 184)  hsl(292, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#b8a008  rgb(184, 160, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 38%)  Brass