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#08210C Color

#08210C is rgb(8, 33, 12) in RGB, hsl(130, 61%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 64%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08210C
HEX#08210C
RGBrgb(8, 33, 12)
HSLhsl(130, 61%, 8%)
HSVhsv(130, 76%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 64%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(22.1% 0.05 146.9)
LABlab(10.31% -14.38 9.97)
LCHlch(10.31% 17.50 145.28)

What #08210C 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 #08210C, 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 green in the library.

#08210C Channel Values

How #08210C 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 33 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 61% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 76% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.03:1 vs white · 1.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08210C 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 text17.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #08210C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #08210C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08210C; 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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Tints & Shades of #08210C

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 #08210C.

How #08210C 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#08210C
Protanopia#1E1E0C
Protanomaly#171F0C
Deuteranopia#1B1B0D
Deuteranomaly#151E0D
Tritanopia#0D1F1F
Tritanomaly#0B2019
Achromatopsia#1C1C1C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08210C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08210c: #08210C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08210C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08210c': '#08210C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.129, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_08210c">#08210C</color>
SVG fillfill="#08210C"

More Green Colors

#08210C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08210C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08210C?

#08210C is a darkest green — rgb(8, 33, 12) in RGB and hsl(130, 61%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.78.

What is the RGB value of #08210C?

#08210C is rgb(8, 33, 12) — red 8, green 33, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08210C?

#08210C converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 64%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08210C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08210C scores 17.03:1 against white and 1.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08210C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08210C 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 20.31, which is visibly different.

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