Palettes / Colors / #088C8A

#088C8A — Vivid Teal

#088C8A 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 #088C8A 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.

#088C8A 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 #8C080A; it also sits naturally between #088C48 and #084C8C. 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 55% · Blue 54%

Cyan 94% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #088C8A

.text { color: #088C8A; }
.background { background-color: #088C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #088C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 140, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 89%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #088C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 140, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #088C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 140, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#088C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#088C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C080A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #088C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #088C8A

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 #088C8A 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 #088C8A 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

← #088C89  ·  #088C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #088C8A?

#088C8A is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 140, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #088C8A?

#088C8A is RGB 8, 140, 138 — HSL 179°, 89%, 29% — CMYK 94%, 0%, 1%, 45%.

What colors go with #088C8A?

Its complement is #8C080A; analogous partners are #088C48 and #084C8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #088C8A for text?

Black text on #088C8A has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.09:1.