Palettes / Colors / #08AAAC
#08AAAC — Vivid Teal
#08AAAC 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 #08AAAC 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.
#08AAAC 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 #AA0B08; it also sits naturally between #08AA5C and #0857AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #08AAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 8, 170, 172 |
| HSL | 181°, 91%, 35% |
| HSV | 181°, 95%, 67% |
| CMYK | 95%, 1%, 0%, 33% |
| XYZ | 21.92, 31.78, 44.01 |
| Yxy | 31.78, 0.2244, 0.3252 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.16, -34.58, -11.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.37, -26.65, -10.27 |
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 #08AAAC
.text { color: #08AAAC; }
.background { background-color: #08AAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08AAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 170, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 91%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08AAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 170, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08AAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 170, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#08AAAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08AAAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AA0B08:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.85:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #08AAAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08AAAC
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 #08AAAC: ·
How #08AAAC 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 #08AAAC 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 #08AAAC?
#08AAAC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 170, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #08AAAC?
#08AAAC is RGB 8, 170, 172 — HSL 181°, 91%, 35% — CMYK 95%, 1%, 0%, 33%.
What colors go with #08AAAC?
Its complement is #AA0B08; analogous partners are #08AA5C and #0857AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #08AAAC for text?
Black text on #08AAAC has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.