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#08BBCF

#08bbcf ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bbcf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 73.33% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.14% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 186.03°, with 92.56% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.77.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.401

Complementary

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #cf1c08

Split complementary

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #cf0858
  3. #cf8008

Analogous

  1. #08cf80
  2. #08bbcf
  3. #0858cf

Triadic

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #cf08bb
  3. #bbcf08

Tetradic

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #1c08cf
  3. #cf1c08
  4. #bbcf08

Square

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #8008cf
  3. #cf1c08
  4. #58cf08

Monochromatic

  1. #02363c
  2. #057885
  3. #08bbcf
  4. #2de3f7
  5. #76edfa

Shades

#08bbcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #07a8ba
  3. #0696a6
  4. #068391
  5. #05707c
  6. #045e68
  7. #034b53
  8. #02383e
  9. #022529
  10. #011315
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bbcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #21c2d4
  3. #39c9d9
  4. #52cfdd
  5. #6bd6e2
  6. #84dde7
  7. #9ce4ec
  8. #b5ebf1
  9. #cef1f5
  10. #e6f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bbcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bbcf
  2. #14b5c7
  3. #20afbf
  4. #2ca9b7
  5. #38a3af
  6. #449ea8
  7. #5098a0
  8. #5c9298
  9. #688c90
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b3d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a3cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b6d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73adcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bbcf {
  color: #08bbcf;
}
Background
.bg-08bbcf {
  background-color: #08bbcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bbcf {
  border: 2px solid #08bbcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bbcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 187 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bbcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bbcf, #0858cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bbcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 187 207 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.77 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.33 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.97 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.98 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.24 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.89 #f74430 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#08bbcf  rgb(8, 187, 207)  hsl(186, 93%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf1c08  rgb(207, 28, 8)  hsl(6, 93%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#cf08bb  rgb(207, 8, 187)  hsl(306, 93%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcf08  rgb(187, 207, 8)  hsl(66, 93%, 42%)  Pear