Close to Tropical Blue
#0899AD
#0899AD is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 60% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 187°, with 91% saturation and 35% 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 #0899AD.
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.
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6.17:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0899AD as they’d see it.
#0899AD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #0899AD
What color is #0899AD?
#0899AD is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 60% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 187°, with 91% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #0899AD in RGB?
#0899AD is rgb(8, 153, 173): 8 red, 153 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #0899AD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(95, 12, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #0899AD?
PANTONE 7473 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #0899AD?
Its complement #BF7A67 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.