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#08657D Color

#08657D is rgb(8, 101, 125) in RGB, hsl(192, 88%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 19%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08657D
HEX#08657D
RGBrgb(8, 101, 125)
HSLhsl(192, 88%, 26%)
HSVhsv(192, 94%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 19%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.085 222.2)
LABlab(38.94% -18.28 -20.82)
LCHlch(38.94% 27.71 228.71)

What #08657D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #08657D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#08657D Channel Values

How #08657D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 8 · G 101 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 88% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 94% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.63:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08657D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08657D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08657D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #08657D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #08657D.

How #08657D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#08657D
Protanopia#5D5D7D
Protanomaly#49607D
Deuteranopia#54547E
Deuteranomaly#425B7E
Tritanopia#006868
Tritanomaly#006771
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08657D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-08657d: #08657D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08657D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08657d': '#08657D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.396, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_08657d">#08657D</color>
SVG fillfill="#08657D"

More Teal Colors

#08657D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08657D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08657D?

#08657D is a dark teal — rgb(8, 101, 125) in RGB and hsl(192, 88%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #08657D?

#08657D is rgb(8, 101, 125) — red 8, green 101, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08657D?

#08657D converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 19%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08657D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08657D scores 6.63:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08657D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08657D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 19.2, which is visibly different.

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