Palettes / Colors / #008BAD

#008BAD — Vivid Teal

#008BAD is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #008BAD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#008BAD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AD2300; it also sits naturally between #00AD79 and #0034AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 55% · Blue 68%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #008BAD

.text { color: #008BAD; }
.background { background-color: #008BAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #008BAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 139, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 100%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #008BAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 139, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #008BAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 139, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#008BAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#008BAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #008BAD

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Tones of #008BAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AD2300:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #008BAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #008BAD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #008BAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #008BAD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #008BAC  ·  #008BAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #008BAD?

#008BAD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 139, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #008BAD?

#008BAD is RGB 0, 139, 173 — HSL 192°, 100%, 34% — CMYK 100%, 20%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #008BAD?

Its complement is #AD2300; analogous partners are #00AD79 and #0034AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #008BAD for text?

Black text on #008BAD has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.