Close to Dark Teal
#084243
#084243 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Teal. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 25.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 79% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #084243.
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
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1.87:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.23:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.87:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #084243 as they’d see it.
#084243 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 #084243
What color is #084243?
#084243 is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Teal. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 25.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 79% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #084243 in RGB?
#084243 is rgb(8, 66, 67): 8 red, 66 green, and 67 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #084243 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(88, 1, 0, 74). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #084243?
PANTONE 316 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #084243?
Its complement #55322E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.