Palettes / Colors / #08B481

#08B481 — Vivid Teal

#08B481 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #08B481 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.

#08B481 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 #B4083C; it also sits naturally between #08B42B and #0892B4. 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 71% · Blue 51%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08B481

.text { color: #08B481; }
.background { background-color: #08B481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08B481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 180, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 91%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08B481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 180, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08B481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 180, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08B481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08B481">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4083C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08B481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08B481

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 #08B481 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 #08B481 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #08B481?

#08B481 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 180, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08B481?

#08B481 is RGB 8, 180, 129 — HSL 162°, 91%, 37% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 28%, 29%.

What colors go with #08B481?

Its complement is #B4083C; analogous partners are #08B42B and #0892B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08B481 for text?

Black text on #08B481 has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.