#08120B Color

#08120B is rgb(8, 18, 11) in RGB, hsl(138, 38%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 39%, 93%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soft Black (#131313), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08120B

HEX#08120B

RGBrgb(8, 18, 11)

HSLhsl(138, 38%, 5%)

HSVhsv(138, 56%, 7%)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 39%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(17% 0.021 153.5)

LABlab(4.59% -4.16 2.23)

LCHlch(4.59% 4.72 151.84)

What #08120B 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 #08120B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soft Black#131313ΔE 4.89 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 5.07 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 5.19 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 5.29 Registration Black#000200ΔE 5.66 Vantablack#000100ΔE 6.12

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

#08120B Channel Values

How #08120B 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 8 · G 18 · B 11	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 138° · S 38% · L 5%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 138° · S 56% · V 7%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 56% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 93%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.06:1 vs white · 1.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08120B 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 text19.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08120B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08120B; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #08120B

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

#08120B

#060E09

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How #08120B 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#08120B

Protanopia#11110B

Protanomaly#0E110B

Deuteranopia#0F0F0B

Deuteranomaly#0D100B

Tritanopia#091111

Tritanomaly#09120F

Achromatopsia#101010

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Using #08120B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08120b: #08120B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08120B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08120b': '#08120B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.071, blue: 0.043)

Android XML<color name="color_08120b">#08120B</color>

SVG fillfill="#08120B"

More Green Colors

#08120B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#08120B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08120B?

#08120B is a darkest green — rgb(8, 18, 11) in RGB and hsl(138, 38%, 5%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soft Black (#131313), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #08120B?

#08120B is rgb(8, 18, 11) — red 8, green 18, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08120B?

#08120B converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 39%, 93%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08120B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08120B scores 19.06:1 against white and 1.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08120B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08120B 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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