Palettes / Colors / #08D3CF

#08D3CF — Vivid Teal

#08D3CF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

#08D3CF 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 #D4080B; it also sits naturally between #08D46A and #0871D4. 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 83% · Blue 81%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08D3CF

.text { color: #08D3CF; }
.background { background-color: #08D3CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08D3CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 211, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 93%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08D3CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 211, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08D3CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 211, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08D3CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08D3CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #08D3CF

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Tones of #08D3CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4080B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08D3CF: #000000.

How #08D3CF 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 #08D3CF 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 #08D3CF?

#08D3CF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 211, 207). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08D3CF?

#08D3CF is RGB 8, 211, 207 — HSL 179°, 93%, 43% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 2%, 17%.

What colors go with #08D3CF?

Its complement is #D4080B; analogous partners are #08D46A and #0871D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08D3CF for text?

Black text on #08D3CF has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.