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#08BFCD

#08bfcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08bfcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 74.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.1% cyan, 6.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 184.26°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.4172

Complementary

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #cd1608

Split complementary

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #cd085d
  3. #cd7808

Analogous

  1. #08cd78
  2. #08bfcd
  3. #085dcd

Triadic

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #cd08bf
  3. #bfcd08

Tetradic

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #1608cd
  3. #cd1608
  4. #bfcd08

Square

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #7808cd
  3. #cd1608
  4. #5dcd08

Monochromatic

  1. #02363a
  2. #057a83
  3. #08bfcd
  4. #2be8f7
  5. #74f0fa

Shades

#08bfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #07acb9
  3. #0699a4
  4. #068690
  5. #05737b
  6. #046067
  7. #034c52
  8. #02393e
  9. #022629
  10. #011315
  11. #000000

Tints

#08bfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #21c5d2
  3. #39ccd7
  4. #52d2dc
  5. #6bd9e1
  6. #84dfe6
  7. #9ce5eb
  8. #b5ecf0
  9. #cef2f5
  10. #e6f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08bfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08bfcd
  2. #14b9c5
  3. #20b2be
  4. #2cacb6
  5. #38a6ae
  6. #44a0a7
  7. #50999f
  8. #5c9397
  9. #688d8f
  10. #748688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a6cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8abace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b0cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08bfcd {
  color: #08bfcd;
}
Background
.bg-08bfcd {
  background-color: #08bfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08bfcd {
  border: 2px solid #08bfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08bfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 191 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08bfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08bfcd, #085dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08bfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 191 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.47 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.97 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.99 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.46 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.98 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.73 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.16 #f74032 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#08bfcd  rgb(8, 191, 205)  hsl(184, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd1608  rgb(205, 22, 8)  hsl(4, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd08bf  rgb(205, 8, 191)  hsl(304, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#bfcd08  rgb(191, 205, 8)  hsl(64, 92%, 42%)  Pear