What color is #008E80?

#008E80 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #008E80?

The RGB value is 0, 142, 128: 0 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #008E80?

The complementary color is #8E000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#008E80 color

#008E80 rgb(0, 142, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #008E80 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 55.7% green and 50.2% blue (0, 142, 128).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#008E80 color codes

HEX	`#008E80`
RGB	`rgb(0, 142, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 55.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, -35.43, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 35.47, 182.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.567, 20.903, 23.737)`
Decimal	`36480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #008E80, 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 #008E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #008E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008e80; }
.text { color: #008e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 142 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008e80, #00558e); }

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Questions

What color is #008E80?: #008E80 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #008E80?: The RGB value is 0, 142, 128: 0 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #008E80?: The complementary color is #8E000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.