Skip to the color picker

#08a8ac color: Blue Bolero

#08a8ac is rgb(8, 168, 172) in RGB and oklch(66.434% 0.11201 197.834) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

181°
100%

66.4%
0.112
198°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #08a8ac

#08a8ac is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 66.4% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 198°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.91:1 contrast and black text 7.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Bolero (#01a7ae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #08a8ac mixed with white

  1. 08a8ac
  2. 3eb1b4
  3. 5bbabc
  4. 73c2c4
  5. 89cbcd
  6. 9dd4d5
  7. b1dcdd
  8. c5e5e6
  9. d9eeee
  10. ecf6f7

Darker: #08a8ac mixed with black

  1. 08a8ac
  2. 069295
  3. 047c7f
  4. 036769
  5. 025254
  6. 013f40
  7. 012c2d
  8. 001a1b
  9. 000a0b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #08a8ac with less saturation

  1. 08a8ac
  2. 30a6aa
  3. 44a4a7
  4. 53a2a5
  5. 5fa0a2
  6. 6a9ea0
  7. 739c9d
  8. 7c9a9b
  9. 849898
  10. 8c9696

Questions about #08a8ac

What color is #08a8ac?

#08a8ac is bright cyan. The closest named color is Blue Bolero. In RGB it is rgb(8, 168, 172), in HSL hsl(181.46, 91.11%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.434% 0.11201 197.834).

What colors go well with #08a8ac?

The complementary color of #08a8ac is #cf767a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3da986 and #35a0c9. The triadic partners are #b07dc0 and #b98a3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #08a8ac?

Black text reads better on #08a8ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and black gives 7.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08a8ac a warm or cool color?

#08a8ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 198 degrees, its lightness 66.4% and its chroma 0.112.