Close to Light Sea Green
#08A697
#08A697 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Light Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 65.1% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 91% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #08A697.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →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
3.04:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.91:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.04:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.91:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #08A697 as they’d see it.
#08A697 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Brands with a similar color
Brand names identify the brands only; no affiliation. Test yourself in Brand Colors.
Questions about #08A697
What color is #08A697?
#08A697 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Light Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 65.1% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 174°, with 91% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #08A697 in RGB?
#08A697 is rgb(8, 166, 151): 8 red, 166 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #08A697 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(95, 0, 9, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #08A697?
PANTONE 3272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #08A697?
Its complement #D47C6F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.