Close to Teal
#008481
#008481 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Teal. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 51.8% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #008481.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.55:1 AABlack text on this color
4.62:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.55:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.62:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #008481 as they’d see it.
#008481 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #008481
What color is #008481?
#008481 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Teal. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 51.8% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #008481 in RGB?
#008481 is rgb(0, 132, 129): 0 red, 132 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #008481 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 0, 2, 48). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #008481?
PANTONE 3282 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #008481?
Its complement #A66557 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.