Close to Tropical Blue
#098EA3
#098EA3 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 55.7% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 90% saturation and 34% 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 #098EA3.
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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5.41:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #098EA3 as they’d see it.
#098EA3 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 #098EA3
What color is #098EA3?
#098EA3 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Tropical Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.5% red, 55.7% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 188°, with 90% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #098EA3 in RGB?
#098EA3 is rgb(9, 142, 163): 9 red, 142 green, and 163 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #098EA3 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(94, 13, 0, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #098EA3?
PANTONE 314 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #098EA3?
Its complement #B1715F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.