What color is #008C98?

#008C98 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008C98?

The RGB value is 0, 140, 152: 0 red, 140 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008C98?

The complementary color is #980C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008C98 color

#008C98 rgb(0, 140, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008C98 is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.9% green and 59.6% blue (0, 140, 152).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Oasis (#0092A3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#008C98 color codes

HEX	`#008C98`
RGB	`rgb(0, 140, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 8%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.97, -26.84, -15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.97, 30.93, 209.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.043, 21.021, 32.964)`
Decimal	`35992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008C98, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #008C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #008C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008c98; }
.text { color: #008c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 140 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008c98, #004098); }

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Questions

What color is #008C98?: #008C98 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008C98?: The RGB value is 0, 140, 152: 0 red, 140 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008C98?: The complementary color is #980C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.