CYAN

Blue Green

#088F8F

Conversions

HEX#088F8F

RGBrgb(8, 143, 143)

HSLhsl(180, 89%, 30%)

HSVhsv(180, 94%, 56%)

CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 0%, 44%)

Copy CSS

color: #088f8f;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(8, 143, 143);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(180, 89%, 30%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.94 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.86 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Blue Green

Blue Green is the hex color #088F8F, which translates to rgb(8, 143, 143) in RGB and hsl(180, 89%, 30%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 180 degrees, with a saturation of 89 percent and a lightness of 30 percent. That combination gives Blue Green a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Blue Green compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkcyan (#008B8B), a CIE76 distance of 1.5 away in CIELAB. That is below the rule of thumb for a difference most people notice side by side, so the keyword is a safe substitute. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is teal-600 (#009689), at a distance of 8.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Dark Cyan at 1.5. Sorted by lightness, Blue Green is number 3 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Blue Green

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Blue Green, led by Ink black at 4.86:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Blue Green already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Blue Green. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.94:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.86:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.18:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Blue Green

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Blue Green for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Blue Green

Format	Value
HEX	#088F8F
RGB	rgb(8, 143, 143)
HSL	hsl(180, 89%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(180, 94%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(94%, 0%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.92% 0.0993 194.80)
CIELAB	lab(53.68 -30.89 -9.10)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.