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#081C20 Color

#081C20 is rgb(8, 28, 32) in RGB, hsl(190, 60%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 12%, 0%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#081C20
HEX#081C20
RGBrgb(8, 28, 32)
HSLhsl(190, 60%, 8%)
HSVhsv(190, 75%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 12%, 0%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(21.2% 0.027 212.4)
LABlab(8.77% -7.14 -5.38)
LCHlch(8.77% 8.94 217.03)

What #081C20 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 #081C20, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#081C20 Channel Values

How #081C20 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 8 · G 28 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 60% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 75% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.54:1 vs white · 1.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #081C20 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 text17.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #081C20

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #081C20; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #081C20

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #081C20.

How #081C20 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#081C20
Protanopia#1A1A20
Protanomaly#141B20
Deuteranopia#171720
Deuteranomaly#121920
Tritanopia#071D1D
Tritanomaly#071C1E
Achromatopsia#191919

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #081C20 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-081c20: #081C20;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #081C20;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-081c20': '#081C20' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.110, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_081c20">#081C20</color>
SVG fillfill="#081C20"

More Teal Colors

#081C20 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#081C20 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #081C20?

#081C20 is a darkest teal — rgb(8, 28, 32) in RGB and hsl(190, 60%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #081C20?

#081C20 is rgb(8, 28, 32) — red 8, green 28, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #081C20?

#081C20 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 12%, 0%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #081C20 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #081C20 scores 17.54:1 against white and 1.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #081C20 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #081C20 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 12.53, which is visibly different.

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