Palettes / Colors / #108CA2

#108CA2 — Vivid Teal

#108CA2 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#108CA2 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 #A22610; it also sits naturally between #10A26F and #1043A2. 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 6% · Green 55% · Blue 64%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

Previews

CSS code for #108CA2

.text { color: #108CA2; }
.background { background-color: #108CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #108CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 140, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 82%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #108CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 140, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #108CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 140, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#108CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#108CA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #108CA2

Tints of #108CA2

Tones of #108CA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A22610:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #108CA2: #000000.

How #108CA2 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 #108CA2 or a close neighbour

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 #108CA2?

#108CA2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 16, 140, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #108CA2?

#108CA2 is RGB 16, 140, 162 — HSL 189°, 82%, 35% — CMYK 90%, 14%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #108CA2?

Its complement is #A22610; analogous partners are #10A26F and #1043A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #108CA2 for text?

Black text on #108CA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.