Palettes / Colors / #08CCFF

#08CCFF — Vivid Teal

#08CCFF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #08CCFF 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.

#08CCFF 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 #FF3B0A; it also sits naturally between #0AFFB6 and #0A54FF. 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 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08CCFF

.text { color: #08CCFF; }
.background { background-color: #08CCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08CCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 204, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 100%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08CCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 204, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08CCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 204, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF3B0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08CCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08CCFF

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 #08CCFF 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 #08CCFF 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

← #08CCFE  ·  #08CD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08CCFF?

#08CCFF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 204, 255). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08CCFF?

#08CCFF is RGB 8, 204, 255 — HSL 192°, 100%, 52% — CMYK 97%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #08CCFF?

Its complement is #FF3B0A; analogous partners are #0AFFB6 and #0A54FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08CCFF for text?

Black text on #08CCFF has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.