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#08BBCD

#08bbcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bbcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.1% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 185.48°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.4

Complementary

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #cd1a08

Split complementary

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #cd0858
  3. #cd7c08

Analogous

  1. #08cd7c
  2. #08bbcd
  3. #0858cd

Triadic

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #cd08bb
  3. #bbcd08

Tetradic

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #1a08cd
  3. #cd1a08
  4. #bbcd08

Square

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #7c08cd
  3. #cd1a08
  4. #58cd08

Monochromatic

  1. #02353a
  2. #057883
  3. #08bbcd
  4. #2be4f7
  5. #74edfa

Shades

#08bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #07a8b9
  3. #0696a4
  4. #068390
  5. #05707b
  6. #045e67
  7. #034b52
  8. #02383e
  9. #022529
  10. #011315
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #21c2d2
  3. #39c9d7
  4. #52cfdc
  5. #6bd6e1
  6. #84dde6
  7. #9ce4eb
  8. #b5ebf0
  9. #cef1f5
  10. #e6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bbcd
  2. #14b5c5
  3. #20afbe
  4. #2ca9b6
  5. #38a3ae
  6. #449ea7
  7. #50989f
  8. #5c9297
  9. #688c8f
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b3ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74adcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bbcd {
  color: #08bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-08bbcd {
  background-color: #08bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #08bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bbcd, #0858cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.25 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.75 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.28 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.35 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.70 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.71 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.67 #f74432 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#08bbcd  rgb(8, 187, 205)  hsl(185, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd1a08  rgb(205, 26, 8)  hsl(5, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd08bb  rgb(205, 8, 187)  hsl(305, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcd08  rgb(187, 205, 8)  hsl(65, 92%, 42%)  Pear