Palettes / Colors / #088F8A

#088F8A — Vivid Teal

#088F8A is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#088F8A 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 #91080D; it also sits naturally between #089148 and #085191. 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 56% · Blue 54%

Cyan 94% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #088F8A

.text { color: #088F8A; }
.background { background-color: #088F8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #088F8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 143, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 89%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #088F8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 143, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #088F8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 143, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#088F8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#088F8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91080D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #088F8A: #000000.

How #088F8A 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 #088F8A 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

← #088F89  ·  #088F8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #088F8A?

#088F8A is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 143, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #088F8A?

#088F8A is RGB 8, 143, 138 — HSL 178°, 89%, 30% — CMYK 94%, 0%, 3%, 44%.

What colors go with #088F8A?

Its complement is #91080D; analogous partners are #089148 and #085191. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #088F8A for text?

Black text on #088F8A has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.