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#08BCA4

#08bca4 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08bca4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.77% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 172°, 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.387

Complementary

  1. #08bca4
  2. #bc0820

Split complementary

  1. #08bca4
  2. #bc087a
  3. #bc4a08

Analogous

  1. #08bc4a
  2. #08bca4
  3. #087abc

Triadic

  1. #08bca4
  2. #a408bc
  3. #bca408

Tetradic

  1. #08bca4
  2. #0820bc
  3. #bc0820
  4. #bca408

Square

  1. #08bca4
  2. #4a08bc
  3. #bc0820
  4. #7abc08

Monochromatic

  1. #022924
  2. #057364
  3. #08bca4
  4. #1bf5d8
  5. #65f8e5

Shades

#08bca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bca4
  2. #07a994
  3. #069683
  4. #068473
  5. #057162
  6. #045e52
  7. #034b42
  8. #023831
  9. #022621
  10. #011310
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bca4
  2. #21c3ad
  3. #39c9b6
  4. #52d0bf
  5. #6bd7c8
  6. #84ded2
  7. #9ce4db
  8. #b5ebe4
  9. #cef2ed
  10. #e6f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bca4
  2. #14b6a0
  3. #20b09d
  4. #2caa99
  5. #38a496
  6. #449e92
  7. #50988e
  8. #5c928b
  9. #688c87
  10. #748684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85b0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b0a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa1a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb5a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eaca5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00beae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bca4 {
  color: #08bca4;
}
Background
.bg-08bca4 {
  background-color: #08bca4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bca4 {
  border: 2px solid #08bca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bca4, #087abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 164 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.89 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.35 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.48 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.62 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 6.95 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.25 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.49 #f7435b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#08bca4  rgb(8, 188, 164)  hsl(172, 92%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#bc0820  rgb(188, 8, 32)  hsl(352, 92%, 38%)  Firebrick
#a408bc  rgb(164, 8, 188)  hsl(292, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#bca408  rgb(188, 164, 8)  hsl(52, 92%, 38%)  Brass