Palettes / Colors / #08BCD4

#08BCD4 — Vivid Teal

#08BCD4 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #08BCD4 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.

#08BCD4 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 #D41F08; it also sits naturally between #08D485 and #0856D4. 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 74% · Blue 83%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08BCD4

.text { color: #08BCD4; }
.background { background-color: #08BCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08BCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 188, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 93%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08BCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 188, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08BCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 188, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08BCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08BCD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #08BCD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D41F08:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08BCD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08BCD4

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 #08BCD4 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 #08BCD4 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

← #08BCD3  ·  #08BCD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08BCD4?

#08BCD4 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 188, 212). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08BCD4?

#08BCD4 is RGB 8, 188, 212 — HSL 187°, 93%, 43% — CMYK 96%, 11%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #08BCD4?

Its complement is #D41F08; analogous partners are #08D485 and #0856D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08BCD4 for text?

Black text on #08BCD4 has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.