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#08595e color: Blue Emerald

#08595e is rgb(8, 89, 94) in RGB and oklch(42.338% 0.06955 201.721) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

42.3%
0.070
202°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #08595e

#08595e is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 42.3% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 202°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.07:1 contrast and black text 2.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Emerald (#0f5a5e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #08595e mixed with white

  1. 08595e
  2. 2c686d
  3. 45787c
  4. 5c888b
  5. 73989b
  6. 89a9ab
  7. a0babb
  8. b8cbcc
  9. cfdcdd
  10. e7edee

Darker: #08595e mixed with black

  1. 08595e
  2. 064c51
  3. 044044
  4. 033437
  5. 02282b
  6. 011d1f
  7. 011314
  8. 00090a
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #08595e with less saturation

  1. 08595e
  2. 18585c
  3. 22575b
  4. 2a5659
  5. 315558
  6. 375456
  7. 3c5354
  8. 415253
  9. 465051
  10. 4a4f4f

Questions about #08595e

What color is #08595e?

#08595e is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Blue Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(8, 89, 94), in HSL hsl(183.49, 84.31%, 20%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.338% 0.06955 201.721).

What colors go well with #08595e?

The complementary color of #08595e is #6f3e3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b5a49 and #1e546d. The triadic partners are #604165 and #614a1c.

Is white or black text more readable on #08595e?

White text reads better on #08595e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and black gives 2.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08595e a warm or cool color?

#08595e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 202 degrees, its lightness 42.3% and its chroma 0.07.