cyancoolCC0 survey name

Deep Aqua #08787F

Deep Aqua is a dark, vivid cool color (#08787F; HSL 184° 88% 26%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “deep aqua”.

Use cases: Fresh accents · Aquatic themes

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Families: Cyans · Teals

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#08787F
RGBrgb(8, 120, 127)
HSLhsl(184, 88%, 26%)
HSVhsv(184, 94%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(52.21% 0.087 202.1)
OKLaboklab(52.21% -0.0808 -0.0328)
CMYKcmyk(93.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 50.2%)
XYZxyz(10.6456, 15.0155, 22.4117)
CIE-LABlab(45.7, -24.7, -11.8)
CIE-LCHlch(45.7, 27.4, 205.5°)
Luminance0.150 (WCAG relative)
/* Deep Aqua */ --deep-aqua: #08787f; color: #08787f; background-color: #08787f;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: deepaqua.

Collections: Dark Colors · Jewel Tone Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#106b72 #145f64 #165358 #16474b #163c3f #143133 #132628 #101c1d #091112 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#34858b #4f9297 #669fa4 #7dacb0 #93babd #a8c7ca #bed5d7 #d3e3e4 #e9f1f2 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#23777d #31767b #3c7579 #457477 #4d7275 #547174 #5b7072 #616f70 #676d6e #6c6c6c

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#08787F
#7F0F08
#08787f #7f0f08

Analogous

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#087F4B
#08787F
#083D7F
#087f4b #08787f #083d7f

Triadic

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#08787F
#7F0878
#787F08
#08787f #7f0878 #787f08

Tetradic

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#08787F
#4B087F
#7F0F08
#3D7F08
#08787f #4b087f #7f0f08 #3d7f08

Square

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#08787F
#4B087F
#7F0F08
#3D7F08
#08787f #4b087f #7f0f08 #3d7f08

Split Complementary

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#08787F
#7F083D
#7F4B08
#08787f #7f083d #7f4b08

Monochromatic

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#021B1D
#044245
#08787F
#0CAEB9
#11E3F0
#021b1d #044245 #08787f #0caeb9 #11e3f0

Accessibility & contrast

5.25
#08787F on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
4.00
#08787F on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on deep aqua

5.25
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E7280
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F687F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D7A

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Deep Turquoise #0173743.27
Bluegreen #017A793.64
Teal #0080804.22
Dark Aquamarine #0173714.45
Dark Aqua #05696B5.69
Dark Cyan #0A888A6.23

Colors that go with deep aqua

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Pale Blue #D0FEFE
4.8:1
Same hue family as deep aqua (Δh 4°) — guaranteed harmony
4.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈30°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Beige #F5F5DC
4.7:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈124°) — balanced three-way contrast
Coffee #A6814C
1.5:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈148°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Pale Salmon #FFB19A
3.0:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈170°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.