Palettes / Colors / #008F79

#008F79 — Vivid Teal

#008F79 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

#008F79 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 #8F0015; it also sits naturally between #008F32 and #005D8F. 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 56% · Blue 47%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #008F79

.text { color: #008F79; }
.background { background-color: #008F79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #008F79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 143, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 100%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #008F79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 143, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #008F79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 143, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#008F79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#008F79">Div content here</div>

Shades of #008F79

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Tones of #008F79

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8F0015:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #008F79: #000000.

How #008F79 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 #008F79 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #008F79?

#008F79 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 143, 121). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #008F79?

#008F79 is RGB 0, 143, 121 — HSL 171°, 100%, 28% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 15%, 44%.

What colors go with #008F79?

Its complement is #8F0015; analogous partners are #008F32 and #005D8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #008F79 for text?

Black text on #008F79 has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.03:1.