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#08BC8F

#08bc8f ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08bc8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.38

Complementary

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #bc0835

Split complementary

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #bc088f
  3. #bc3508

Analogous

  1. #08bc35
  2. #08bc8f
  3. #088fbc

Triadic

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #8f08bc
  3. #bc8f08

Tetradic

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #0835bc
  3. #bc0835
  4. #bc8f08

Square

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #3508bc
  3. #bc0835
  4. #8fbc08

Monochromatic

  1. #02291f
  2. #057357
  3. #08bc8f
  4. #1bf5bf
  5. #65f8d3

Shades

#08bc8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #07a981
  3. #069672
  4. #068464
  5. #057156
  6. #045e48
  7. #034b39
  8. #02382b
  9. #02261d
  10. #01130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bc8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #21c39a
  3. #39c9a5
  4. #52d0b1
  5. #6bd7bc
  6. #84dec7
  7. #9ce4d2
  8. #b5ebdd
  9. #cef2e9
  10. #e6f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bc8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bc8f
  2. #14b68e
  3. #20b08c
  4. #2caa8b
  5. #38a489
  6. #449e88
  7. #509886
  8. #5c9285
  9. #688c83
  10. #748682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84af9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ae8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a092 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b48e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82ac91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bda3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bc8f {
  color: #08bc8f;
}
Background
.bg-08bc8f {
  background-color: #08bc8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bc8f {
  border: 2px solid #08bc8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bc8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bc8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bc8f, #088fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bc8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 143 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 2.96 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.21 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.00 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.67 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.13 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.53 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.07 #f74370 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#08bc8f  rgb(8, 188, 143)  hsl(165, 92%, 38%)  Mint
#bc0835  rgb(188, 8, 53)  hsl(345, 92%, 38%)  Cardinal
#8f08bc  rgb(143, 8, 188)  hsl(285, 92%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#bc8f08  rgb(188, 143, 8)  hsl(45, 92%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod