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#08BB8A

#08bb8a ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bb8a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.33% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.2% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 163.58°, with 91.79% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3743

Complementary

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #bb0839

Split complementary

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #bb0893
  3. #bb3108

Analogous

  1. #08bb31
  2. #08bb8a
  3. #0893bb

Triadic

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #8a08bb
  3. #bb8a08

Tetradic

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #0839bb
  3. #bb0839
  4. #bb8a08

Square

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #3108bb
  3. #bb0839
  4. #93bb08

Monochromatic

  1. #02281e
  2. #057254
  3. #08bb8a
  4. #1af5b9
  5. #64f8d0

Shades

#08bb8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #07a87c
  3. #06966e
  4. #068361
  5. #057053
  6. #045e45
  7. #034b37
  8. #023829
  9. #02251c
  10. #01130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bb8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #21c296
  3. #39c9a1
  4. #52cfad
  5. #6bd6b9
  6. #84ddc5
  7. #9ce4d0
  8. #b5ebdc
  9. #cef1e8
  10. #e6f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bb8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bb8a
  2. #14b589
  3. #20af88
  4. #2ca987
  5. #38a386
  6. #449e85
  7. #509884
  8. #5c9283
  9. #688c82
  10. #748681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83ae9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ad87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49f8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82ab8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bb8a {
  color: #08bb8a;
}
Background
.bg-08bb8a {
  background-color: #08bb8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bb8a {
  border: 2px solid #08bb8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bb8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bb8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bb8a, #0893bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bb8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 138 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 2.84 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.44 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.15 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.66 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.67 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.72 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.30 #f74475 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Mint
#08bb8a  rgb(8, 187, 138)  hsl(164, 92%, 38%)  Mint
#bb0839  rgb(187, 8, 57)  hsl(344, 92%, 38%)  Cardinal
#8a08bb  rgb(138, 8, 187)  hsl(284, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#bb8a08  rgb(187, 138, 8)  hsl(44, 92%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod