#008236 Color

#008236 is rgb(0, 130, 54) in RGB, hsl(145, 100%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#008236

HEX#008236

RGBrgb(0, 130, 54)

HSLhsl(145, 100%, 25%)

HSVhsv(145, 100%, 51%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.149 149)

LABlab(47.27% -44.87 31.58)

LCHlch(47.27% 54.87 144.86)

What #008236 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #008236, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

La Salle Green#087830ΔE 4.71 Philippine Green#008543ΔE 5.41 Neon Dark Green#008443ΔE 5.81 Spanish Green#009150ΔE 8.8 May Green#4C9141ΔE 12.46 Forest Green#228B22ΔE 12.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#008236 Channel Values

How #008236 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 130 · B 54	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 145° · S 100% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 145° · S 100% · V 51%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 49%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.95:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #008236 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #008236

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #008236; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #008236

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #008236 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#008236

Protanopia#777737

Protanomaly#5E7C36

Deuteranopia#6C6C3B

Deuteranomaly#547539

Tritanopia#2B7B7B

Tritanomaly#207E67

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #008236 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-008236: #008236;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #008236;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-008236': '#008236' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.510, blue: 0.212)

Android XML<color name="color_008236">#008236</color>

SVG fillfill="#008236"

More Green Colors

#008236 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

008443 008000 008543 007f66 008754 007f5c 009150 007a55 009400 007a52 009900 007a3d 00e000 0e7a0d 222d0b 33cc99 47ff47 5ebd00 729825 91ff24 a3ff47 bdda57 d1fff0 f5fff5

#008236 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #008236?

#008236 is a dark green — rgb(0, 130, 54) in RGB and hsl(145, 100%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #008236?

#008236 is rgb(0, 130, 54) — red 0, green 130, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #008236?

#008236 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 58%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #008236 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #008236 scores 4.95:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #008236 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #008236 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 12.92, which is visibly different.

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