Palettes / Colors / #0899BF

#0899BF — Vivid Teal

#0899BF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #0899BF 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.

#0899BF 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 #BF2D08; it also sits naturally between #08BF88 and #083FBF. 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 60% · Blue 75%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0899BF

.text { color: #0899BF; }
.background { background-color: #0899BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0899BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 153, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0899BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 153, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0899BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 153, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0899BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0899BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF2D08:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0899BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0899BF

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 #0899BF 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 #0899BF 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

← #0899BE  ·  #0899C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0899BF?

#0899BF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 153, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0899BF?

#0899BF is RGB 8, 153, 191 — HSL 192°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 96%, 20%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #0899BF?

Its complement is #BF2D08; analogous partners are #08BF88 and #083FBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0899BF for text?

Black text on #0899BF has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.