Palettes / Colors / #08AAA5
#08AAA5 — Vivid Teal
#08AAA5 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 #08AAA5 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.
#08AAA5 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 #AA080D; it also sits naturally between #08AA54 and #085FAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #08AAA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 8, 170, 165 |
| HSL | 178°, 91%, 35% |
| HSV | 178°, 95%, 67% |
| CMYK | 95%, 0%, 3%, 33% |
| XYZ | 21.27, 31.52, 40.56 |
| Yxy | 31.52, 0.2278, 0.3377 |
| CIE-Lab | 62.94, -36.72, -7.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.14, -28.07, -6.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 3% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 95% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #08AAA5
.text { color: #08AAA5; }
.background { background-color: #08AAA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08AAA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 170, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 91%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08AAA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 170, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08AAA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 170, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#08AAA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08AAA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AA080D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #08AAA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08AAA5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #08AAA5: ·
How #08AAA5 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 #08AAA5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #08AAA5?
#08AAA5 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 170, 165). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #08AAA5?
#08AAA5 is RGB 8, 170, 165 — HSL 178°, 91%, 35% — CMYK 95%, 0%, 3%, 33%.
What colors go with #08AAA5?
Its complement is #AA080D; analogous partners are #08AA54 and #085FAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #08AAA5 for text?
Black text on #08AAA5 has a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.88:1.