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#08493e color: Tropical Forest

#08493e is rgb(8, 73, 62) in RGB and oklch(36.439% 0.06366 177.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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170°
100%

36.4%
0.064
178°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • emerald-900
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #08493e

#08493e is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 36.4% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.33:1 contrast and black text 2.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024a43). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-900.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #08493e mixed with white

  1. 08493e
  2. 275a4f
  3. 3f6b61
  4. 577c73
  5. 6e8e85
  6. 85a099
  7. 9cb2ac
  8. b4c5c0
  9. cdd8d5
  10. e6ebea

Darker: #08493e mixed with black

  1. 08493e
  2. 063e35
  3. 04342b
  4. 032a23
  5. 02201a
  6. 011712
  7. 010e0a
  8. 000604
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #08493e with less saturation

  1. 08493e
  2. 14483e
  3. 1b473e
  4. 22463e
  5. 27453e
  6. 2c443e
  7. 30433e
  8. 34423e
  9. 37413e
  10. 3b3f3e

Questions about #08493e

What color is #08493e?

#08493e is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Tropical Forest. In RGB it is rgb(8, 73, 62), in HSL hsl(169.85, 80.25%, 15.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.439% 0.06366 177.679).

What colors go well with #08493e?

The complementary color of #08493e is #592f3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #25472a and #004750. The triadic partners are #42375b and #57351a.

Is white or black text more readable on #08493e?

White text reads better on #08493e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and black gives 2.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08493e a warm or cool color?

#08493e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 36.4% and its chroma 0.064.