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#08453f color: Black Soap

#08453f is rgb(8, 69, 63) in RGB and oklch(35.277% 0.05862 184.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

35.3%
0.059
185°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #08453f

#08453f is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.059 chroma and a hue of 185°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.86:1 contrast and black text 1.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Soap (#19443c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #08453f mixed with white

  1. 08453f
  2. 265650
  3. 3e6761
  4. 557974
  5. 6c8b86
  6. 849d99
  7. 9cb0ad
  8. b4c3c1
  9. ccd7d5
  10. e5ebea

Darker: #08453f mixed with black

  1. 08453f
  2. 063b35
  3. 04312c
  4. 032723
  5. 021e1b
  6. 011512
  7. 010c0a
  8. 000504
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #08453f with less saturation

  1. 08453f
  2. 13443f
  3. 1a433e
  4. 20423e
  5. 25413d
  6. 29403d
  7. 2d3f3d
  8. 313e3c
  9. 353d3c
  10. 383c3c

Questions about #08453f

What color is #08453f?

#08453f is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Black Soap. In RGB it is rgb(8, 69, 63), in HSL hsl(174.1, 79.22%, 15.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.277% 0.05862 184.672).

What colors go well with #08453f?

The complementary color of #08453f is #552e37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f442d and #08434e. The triadic partners are #423354 and #503417.

Is white or black text more readable on #08453f?

White text reads better on #08453f: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and black gives 1.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08453f a warm or cool color?

#08453f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 185 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.059.