Palettes / Colors / #08AAAB
#08AAAB — Vivid Teal
#08AAAB 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 #08AAAB 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.
#08AAAB 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 #AA0808; it also sits naturally between #08AA59 and #0859AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #08AAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 8, 170, 171 |
| HSL | 180°, 91%, 35% |
| HSV | 180°, 95%, 67% |
| CMYK | 95%, 1%, 0%, 33% |
| XYZ | 21.83, 31.74, 43.50 |
| Yxy | 31.74, 0.2248, 0.3270 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.13, -34.89, -10.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.34, -26.86, -9.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 3% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 95% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #08AAAB
.text { color: #08AAAB; }
.background { background-color: #08AAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08AAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 170, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 91%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08AAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 170, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08AAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 170, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#08AAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08AAAB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AA0808:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.86:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #08AAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08AAAB
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 #08AAAB: ·
How #08AAAB 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 #08AAAB 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 #08AAAB?
#08AAAB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 170, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #08AAAB?
#08AAAB is RGB 8, 170, 171 — HSL 180°, 91%, 35% — CMYK 95%, 1%, 0%, 33%.
What colors go with #08AAAB?
Its complement is #AA0808; analogous partners are #08AA59 and #0859AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #08AAAB for text?
Black text on #08AAAB has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.