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#08BFCF

#08bfcf ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bfcf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.9% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.14% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 184.82°, with 92.56% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.4182

Complementary

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #cf1808

Split complementary

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #cf085c
  3. #cf7b08

Analogous

  1. #08cf7b
  2. #08bfcf
  3. #085ccf

Triadic

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #cf08bf
  3. #bfcf08

Tetradic

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #1808cf
  3. #cf1808
  4. #bfcf08

Square

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #7b08cf
  3. #cf1808
  4. #5ccf08

Monochromatic

  1. #02373c
  2. #057b85
  3. #08bfcf
  4. #2de7f7
  5. #76effa

Shades

#08bfcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #07acba
  3. #0699a6
  4. #068691
  5. #05737c
  6. #046068
  7. #034c53
  8. #02393e
  9. #022629
  10. #011315
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bfcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #21c5d4
  3. #39ccd9
  4. #52d2dd
  5. #6bd9e2
  6. #84dfe7
  7. #9ce5ec
  8. #b5ecf1
  9. #cef2f5
  10. #e6f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bfcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bfcf
  2. #14b9c7
  3. #20b2bf
  4. #2cacb7
  5. #38a6af
  6. #44a0a8
  7. #5099a0
  8. #5c9398
  9. #688d90
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb7d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a6cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8abad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77b0cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bfcf {
  color: #08bfcf;
}
Background
.bg-08bfcf {
  background-color: #08bfcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bfcf {
  border: 2px solid #08bfcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bfcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 191 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bfcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bfcf, #085ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bfcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 191 207 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.99 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.56 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.05 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.52 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.37 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.30 #f74030 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#08bfcf  rgb(8, 191, 207)  hsl(185, 93%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf1808  rgb(207, 24, 8)  hsl(5, 93%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#cf08bf  rgb(207, 8, 191)  hsl(305, 93%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#bfcf08  rgb(191, 207, 8)  hsl(65, 93%, 42%)  Pear