#08a8ab

Color #08a8ab

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 7.31 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#08a8ab

RGB

rgb(8, 168, 171)

HSL

hsl(181.1, 91.1%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.1, 95.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(95.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(62.5, -33.96, -11.81)

LCH

lch(62.5, 35.95, 199.18)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.112, 197.08)

HWB

hwb(181.1, 3.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab0b08

Analogous

#08ab5c

#08a8ab

#0857ab

Triadic

#08a8ab

#ab08a8

#a8ab08

Split-complementary

#08a8ab

#ab0857

#ab5c08

Tetradic

#08a8ab

#0b08ab

#ab0b08

#a8ab08

Square

#08a8ab

#5c08ab

#ab0b08

#57ab08

Shades

Color #08a8ab mixed toward black.

#078c8f

#057072

#045456

#033839

#011c1d

Tints

Color #08a8ab mixed toward white.

#0adce0

#2cf1f5

#61f5f8

#96f8fa

#cafcfd

Tones

Color #08a8ab mixed toward gray.

#169b9d

#238e90

#318182

#3e7475

#4c6767

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374aa · ΔE 31.5

Deuteranopia

#6b61aa · ΔE 36.9

Tritanopia

#29aaaa · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 22.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #08a8ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#08a8ab]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#08a8ab (#08a8ab) is rgb(8, 168, 171) in RGB.

No, #08a8ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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