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#08BCAE

#08bcae ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08bcae is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.73% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 175.33°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.3907

Complementary

  1. #08bcae
  2. #bc0816

Split complementary

  1. #08bcae
  2. #bc0870
  3. #bc5408

Analogous

  1. #08bc54
  2. #08bcae
  3. #0870bc

Triadic

  1. #08bcae
  2. #ae08bc
  3. #bcae08

Tetradic

  1. #08bcae
  2. #0816bc
  3. #bc0816
  4. #bcae08

Square

  1. #08bcae
  2. #5408bc
  3. #bc0816
  4. #70bc08

Monochromatic

  1. #022926
  2. #05736a
  3. #08bcae
  4. #1bf5e4
  5. #65f8ed

Shades

#08bcae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bcae
  2. #07a99d
  3. #06968b
  4. #06847a
  5. #057168
  6. #045e57
  7. #034b46
  8. #023834
  9. #022623
  10. #011311
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bcae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bcae
  2. #21c3b6
  3. #39c9be
  4. #52d0c6
  5. #6bd7ce
  6. #84ded7
  7. #9ce4df
  8. #b5ebe7
  9. #cef2ef
  10. #e6f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bcae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bcae
  2. #14b6a9
  3. #20b0a5
  4. #2caaa0
  5. #38a49c
  6. #449e97
  7. #509892
  8. #5c928e
  9. #688c89
  10. #748685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85b0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b1ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da2b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db5ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cadaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bcae {
  color: #08bcae;
}
Background
.bg-08bcae {
  background-color: #08bcae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bcae {
  border: 2px solid #08bcae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bcae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 188 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bcae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bcae, #0870bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bcae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 188 174 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.18 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.37 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.62 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.61 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.75 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.75 #f74351 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#08bcae  rgb(8, 188, 174)  hsl(175, 92%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc0816  rgb(188, 8, 22)  hsl(355, 92%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#ae08bc  rgb(174, 8, 188)  hsl(295, 92%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#bcae08  rgb(188, 174, 8)  hsl(55, 92%, 38%)  Old Gold