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.
| 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, or open the palette generator with Blue Green locked and let it fill in the rest.
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) |
Frequently asked questions
What is the RGB value of Blue Green?
Blue Green (#088F8F) is rgb(8, 143, 143): 8 red, 143 green and 143 blue on the 0 to 255 scale. Green and blue share the lead at 143 with red at 8, which puts the hue at 180 degrees. In HSL the same color is hsl(180, 89%, 30%).
What colour is #088F8F?
#088F8F is Blue Green, a dark cyan colour with a hue of 180 degrees, 89% saturation and 30% lightness. For print the CMYK breakdown is 94% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. Its nearest neighbour in this library, Dark Cyan, is only 1.5 away in CIELAB, close enough to pass for the same colour side by side.
Is Blue Green a CSS color name?
No. Blue Green is not one of the 148 CSS named colors, so write it as #088F8F. The nearest keyword is darkcyan (#008B8B), a CIE76 distance of 1.5: close enough that most people cannot tell the two apart side by side.
What colors go with Blue Green?
Opposite Blue Green on the color wheel sits the complementary #8F0808 (close to Dark Red), the boldest accent by hue. For a calmer scheme use the analogous neighbours #088F4C and #084C8F (close to Yale Blue); for a balanced three-color scheme use the triadic pair #8F088F (close to Dark Magenta) and #8F8F08. Of these, #8F0808 has the most contrast against Blue Green, at 2.42:1, so pair it by hue, not for legibility.
What text color is readable on Blue Green?
Ink black (#0F0F12) is the most readable on Blue Green, at 4.86:1, which clears WCAG AA (4.5:1) but not AAA. 1 of the 5 common text colors tested passes AA for normal text.
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