Palettes / Colors / #089596

#089596 — Vivid Teal

#089596 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#089596 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 #960808; it also sits naturally between #08964F and #084F96. 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 58% · Blue 59%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

Previews

CSS code for #089596

.text { color: #089596; }
.background { background-color: #089596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #089596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 149, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 90%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #089596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 149, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #089596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 149, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#089596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#089596">Div content here</div>

Shades of #089596

Tints of #089596

Tones of #089596

Color harmonies

Complementary — #960808:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #089596: #000000.

How #089596 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 #089596 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 #089596?

#089596 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 149, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #089596?

#089596 is RGB 8, 149, 150 — HSL 180°, 90%, 31% — CMYK 95%, 1%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #089596?

Its complement is #960808; analogous partners are #08964F and #084F96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #089596 for text?

Black text on #089596 has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.