Palettes / Colors / #08786F

#08786F — Deep Vivid Teal

#08786F is a teal color we call Deep Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #08786F 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.

#08786F 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 #780811; it also sits naturally between #087836 and #084978. 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 3% · Green 47% · Blue 44%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08786F

.text { color: #08786F; }
.background { background-color: #08786F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08786F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 120, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 88%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08786F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 120, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08786F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 120, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08786F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08786F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #780811:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08786F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08786F

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 #08786F 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 #08786F 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

← #08786E  ·  #087870 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08786F?

#08786F is Deep Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 120, 111). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08786F?

#08786F is RGB 8, 120, 111 — HSL 175°, 88%, 25% — CMYK 93%, 0%, 7%, 53%.

What colors go with #08786F?

Its complement is #780811; analogous partners are #087836 and #084978. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08786F for text?

White text on #08786F has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.