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#08BE9E

#08be9e ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08be9e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.51% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 169.45°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 5.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3935

Complementary

  1. #08be9e
  2. #be0828

Split complementary

  1. #08be9e
  2. #be0883
  3. #be4308

Analogous

  1. #08be43
  2. #08be9e
  3. #0883be

Triadic

  1. #08be9e
  2. #9e08be
  3. #be9e08

Tetradic

  1. #08be9e
  2. #0828be
  3. #be0828
  4. #be9e08

Square

  1. #08be9e
  2. #4308be
  3. #be0828
  4. #83be08

Monochromatic

  1. #022b24
  2. #057561
  3. #08be9e
  4. #1df5cf
  5. #66f9df

Shades

#08be9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08be9e
  2. #07ab8e
  3. #06987e
  4. #06856f
  5. #05725f
  6. #045f4f
  7. #034c3f
  8. #02392f
  9. #022620
  10. #011310
  11. #000000

Tints

#08be9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08be9e
  2. #21c5a8
  3. #39cbb1
  4. #52d2bb
  5. #6bd8c5
  6. #84dfcf
  7. #9ce5d8
  8. #b5ece2
  9. #cef2ec
  10. #e6f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08be9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08be9e
  2. #14b89b
  3. #20b298
  4. #2cab95
  5. #38a592
  6. #449f8f
  7. #50998c
  8. #5c9389
  9. #688c86
  10. #748683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b19d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a2a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b69d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81ae9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08be9e {
  color: #08be9e;
}
Background
.bg-08be9e {
  background-color: #08be9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08be9e {
  border: 2px solid #08be9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08be9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 190 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08be9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08be9e, #0883be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08be9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 190 158 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 5.19 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.67 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.78 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.41 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.53 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.24 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.91 #f74161 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Mint
#08be9e  rgb(8, 190, 158)  hsl(169, 92%, 39%)  Mint
#be0828  rgb(190, 8, 40)  hsl(349, 92%, 39%)  Firebrick
#9e08be  rgb(158, 8, 190)  hsl(289, 92%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#be9e08  rgb(190, 158, 8)  hsl(49, 92%, 39%)  Metallic Gold