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#08BC8D

#08bc8d ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#08bc8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 164.33°, 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3794

Complementary

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #bc0837

Split complementary

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #bc0891
  3. #bc3308

Analogous

  1. #08bc33
  2. #08bc8d
  3. #0891bc

Triadic

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #8d08bc
  3. #bc8d08

Tetradic

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #0837bc
  3. #bc0837
  4. #bc8d08

Square

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #3308bc
  3. #bc0837
  4. #91bc08

Monochromatic

  1. #02291f
  2. #057356
  3. #08bc8d
  4. #1bf5bc
  5. #65f8d2

Shades

#08bc8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #07a97f
  3. #069671
  4. #068463
  5. #057155
  6. #045e47
  7. #034b38
  8. #02382a
  9. #02261c
  10. #01130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bc8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #21c398
  3. #39c9a4
  4. #52d0af
  5. #6bd7bb
  6. #84dec6
  7. #9ce4d1
  8. #b5ebdd
  9. #cef2e8
  10. #e6f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bc8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bc8d
  2. #14b68c
  3. #20b08a
  4. #2caa89
  5. #38a488
  6. #449e87
  7. #509885
  8. #5c9284
  9. #688c83
  10. #748681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83af9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ae8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b48b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82ac8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bc8d {
  color: #08bc8d;
}
Background
.bg-08bc8d {
  background-color: #08bc8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bc8d {
  border: 2px solid #08bc8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bc8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bc8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bc8d, #0891bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bc8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 141 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 2.94 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.16 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.16 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.23 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.21 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.32 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.64 #f74372 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#08bc8d  rgb(8, 188, 141)  hsl(164, 92%, 38%)  Mint
#bc0837  rgb(188, 8, 55)  hsl(344, 92%, 38%)  Cardinal
#8d08bc  rgb(141, 8, 188)  hsl(284, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#bc8d08  rgb(188, 141, 8)  hsl(44, 92%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod