Information about #08A197 color

#08A197 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#08A197 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(8, 161, 151) — 3.1% red, 63.1% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 60 / 0 / 4 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#08A197 presents itself as a pure, full-strength water-like cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Persian Green (#00A693). Slightly further away sit Manganese Blue (#03A89E) and Strong Opal (#00A893).

The recipe behind #08A197 is rgb(8, 161, 151), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #08A197: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#08A197 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#08A197 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #08A197

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

ANTHEM Teal color link
ANTHEM Teal

#05A383

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#08A197
  • RGB8, 161, 151
  • CMYK60, 0, 4, 37
  • CSSrgb(8, 161, 151)
  • HSL176°, 91%, 33%
  • HSL Precise176.078°, 90.533%, 33.137%
  • HSV176°, 95%, 63%
  • HSB176°, 95%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.631, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.631, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.631, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID08A197
  • DECIMAL ID565655
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01