Palettes / Colors / #08D9FF

#08D9FF — Vivid Teal

#08D9FF 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 #08D9FF 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.

#08D9FF 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 #FF2F0A; it also sits naturally between #0AFFA9 and #0A60FF. 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 85% · Blue 100%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #08D9FF

.text { color: #08D9FF; }
.background { background-color: #08D9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08D9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 217, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 100%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08D9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 217, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08D9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 217, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08D9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08D9FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF2F0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08D9FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08D9FF

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 #08D9FF 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 #08D9FF 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

← #08D9FE  ·  #08DA00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #08D9FF?

#08D9FF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 8, 217, 255). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08D9FF?

#08D9FF is RGB 8, 217, 255 — HSL 189°, 100%, 52% — CMYK 97%, 15%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #08D9FF?

Its complement is #FF2F0A; analogous partners are #0AFFA9 and #0A60FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08D9FF for text?

Black text on #08D9FF has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.