Palettes / Colors / #08BAB9

#08BAB9 — Vivid Teal

#08BAB9 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#08BAB9 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 #BA0808; it also sits naturally between #08BA61 and #0861BA. 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 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08BAB9

.text { color: #08BAB9; }
.background { background-color: #08BAB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08BAB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 186, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 92%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08BAB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 186, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08BAB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 186, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08BAB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08BAB9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #08BAB9

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Tones of #08BAB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA0808:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08BAB9: #000000.

How #08BAB9 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 #08BAB9 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 #08BAB9?

#08BAB9 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 186, 185). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08BAB9?

#08BAB9 is RGB 8, 186, 185 — HSL 180°, 92%, 38% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 1%, 27%.

What colors go with #08BAB9?

Its complement is #BA0808; analogous partners are #08BA61 and #0861BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08BAB9 for text?

Black text on #08BAB9 has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.