Palettes / Colors / #08AFAA

#08AFAA — Vivid Teal

#08AFAA 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 #08AFAA 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.

#08AFAA 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 #AF080E; it also sits naturally between #08AF56 and #0861AF. 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 69% · Blue 67%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08AFAA

.text { color: #08AFAA; }
.background { background-color: #08AFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08AFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 175, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 91%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08AFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 175, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08AFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 175, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08AFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08AFAA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #08AFAA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AF080E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08AFAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08AFAA

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 #08AFAA 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 #08AFAA 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

← #08AFA9  ·  #08AFAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08AFAA?

#08AFAA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 175, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08AFAA?

#08AFAA is RGB 8, 175, 170 — HSL 178°, 91%, 36% — CMYK 95%, 0%, 3%, 31%.

What colors go with #08AFAA?

Its complement is #AF080E; analogous partners are #08AF56 and #0861AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08AFAA for text?

Black text on #08AFAA has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.72:1.