Close to Petrol
#08616F
#08616F is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 38% green, and 43.5% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 87% saturation and 23% 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 #08616F.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.12:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.95:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.12:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.95:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #08616F as they’d see it.
#08616F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #08616F
What color is #08616F?
#08616F is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Petrol. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 38% green, and 43.5% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 87% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #08616F in RGB?
#08616F is rgb(8, 97, 111): 8 red, 97 green, and 111 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #08616F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(93, 13, 0, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #08616F?
PANTONE 3145 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #08616F?
Its complement #7A4C41 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.