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#08BC8B

#08bc8b ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bc8b is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.73% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 163.67°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3788

Complementary

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #bc0839

Split complementary

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #bc0893
  3. #bc3108

Analogous

  1. #08bc31
  2. #08bc8b
  3. #0893bc

Triadic

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #8b08bc
  3. #bc8b08

Tetradic

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #0839bc
  3. #bc0839
  4. #bc8b08

Square

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #3108bc
  3. #bc0839
  4. #93bc08

Monochromatic

  1. #02291e
  2. #057355
  3. #08bc8b
  4. #1bf5ba
  5. #65f8d0

Shades

#08bc8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #07a97d
  3. #06966f
  4. #068461
  5. #057153
  6. #045e46
  7. #034b38
  8. #02382a
  9. #02261c
  10. #01130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bc8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #21c397
  3. #39c9a2
  4. #52d0ae
  5. #6bd7b9
  6. #84dec5
  7. #9ce4d1
  8. #b5ebdc
  9. #cef2e8
  10. #e6f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bc8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bc8b
  2. #14b68a
  3. #20b089
  4. #2caa88
  5. #38a487
  6. #449e86
  7. #509884
  8. #5c9283
  9. #688c82
  10. #748681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83af9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8ae88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a08e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b489 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83ac8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bc8b {
  color: #08bc8b;
}
Background
.bg-08bc8b {
  background-color: #08bc8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bc8b {
  border: 2px solid #08bc8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bc8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bc8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bc8b, #0893bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bc8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 139 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.00 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.17 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.36 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.80 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.92 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.53 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.23 #f74374 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#08bc8b  rgb(8, 188, 139)  hsl(164, 92%, 38%)  Mint
#bc0839  rgb(188, 8, 57)  hsl(344, 92%, 38%)  Cardinal
#8b08bc  rgb(139, 8, 188)  hsl(284, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#bc8b08  rgb(188, 139, 8)  hsl(44, 92%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod