Palettes / Colors / #208D8A

#208D8A — Teal

#208D8A is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#208D8A 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 #8D2024; it also sits naturally between #208D53 and #205A8D. 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 13% · Green 55% · Blue 54%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #208D8A

.text { color: #208D8A; }
.background { background-color: #208D8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #208D8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 141, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 63%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #208D8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 141, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #208D8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 141, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#208D8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#208D8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #208D8A

Tints of #208D8A

Tones of #208D8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D2024:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #208D8A: #000000.

How #208D8A 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 #208D8A 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

← #208D89  ·  #208D8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #208D8A?

#208D8A is Teal, a teal color (RGB 32, 141, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #208D8A?

#208D8A is RGB 32, 141, 138 — HSL 178°, 63%, 34% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 2%, 45%.

What colors go with #208D8A?

Its complement is #8D2024; analogous partners are #208D53 and #205A8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #208D8A for text?

Black text on #208D8A has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.01:1.