#088BAC Hex Color
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#088bac is a cool cyan-blue with moderate saturation and medium-dark lightness, giving layouts clear, refreshing energy without looking neon. Its slightly green undertone supports trust and focused communication in technology, aerospace, and productivity interfaces. Use it as a strong supporting color with charcoal or warm coral accents; black text on it reaches about 5.3:1 contrast. The hex code is #088bac.
Questions about #088bac
What is #088bac in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #088bac is rgb(8, 139, 172), in HSL hsl(192, 91%, 35%) and in CMYK 95%, 19%, 0%, 33%.
How should designers use #088bac in a palette?
Use #088bac as a supporting color or a dominant interface tone, pairing it with charcoal surfaces and warm coral accents to balance its cool cyan character across technology, education, and communication products. Its medium-dark value gives buttons, navigation, and large text more presence than pale sky blues.
What mood does #088bac create in design?
#088bac creates a refreshing, alert mood through its cool hue, medium-dark value, and clear cyan presence, making it suitable for communication tools, children's products, technology branding, and productivity spaces that need energy without neon intensity.
Is #088bac readable on white or black?
#088bac has a 3.96:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.29:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.