Close to Aqua Marine
#08C8AF
#08C8AF is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 78.4% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 92% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #08C8AF as they’d see it.
#08C8AF in use
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What color is #08C8AF?
#08C8AF is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 78.4% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 92% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #08C8AF in RGB?
#08C8AF is rgb(8, 200, 175): 8 red, 200 green, and 175 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #08C8AF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(96, 0, 13, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #08C8AF?
PANTONE 3265 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #08C8AF?
Its complement #FC9789 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.