Palettes / Colors / #088CA1

#088CA1 — Vivid Teal

#088CA1 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#088CA1 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 #A11C08; it also sits naturally between #08A169 and #0840A1. 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 63%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

Previews

CSS code for #088CA1

.text { color: #088CA1; }
.background { background-color: #088CA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #088CA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 140, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 91%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #088CA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 140, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #088CA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 140, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#088CA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#088CA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #088CA1

Tints of #088CA1

Tones of #088CA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A11C08:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #088CA1: #000000.

How #088CA1 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 #088CA1 or a close neighbour

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 #088CA1?

#088CA1 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 140, 161). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #088CA1?

#088CA1 is RGB 8, 140, 161 — HSL 188°, 91%, 33% — CMYK 95%, 13%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #088CA1?

Its complement is #A11C08; analogous partners are #08A169 and #0840A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #088CA1 for text?

Black text on #088CA1 has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.98:1.