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#083020 Color

#083020 is rgb(8, 48, 32) in RGB, hsl(156, 71%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#083020
HEX#083020
RGBrgb(8, 48, 32)
HSLhsl(156, 71%, 11%)
HSVhsv(156, 83%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(27.7% 0.053 162.3)
LABlab(16.80% -17.94 6.13)
LCHlch(16.80% 18.96 161.12)

What #083020 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 #083020, 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.

#083020 Channel Values

How #083020 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 48 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 71% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 83% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.44:1 vs white · 1.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #083020 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 text14.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #083020

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #083020; 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 #083020

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 #083020.

How #083020 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#083020
Protanopia#2C2C20
Protanomaly#222E20
Deuteranopia#272721
Deuteranomaly#1E2B21
Tritanopia#0E2E2E
Tritanomaly#0C2F29
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #083020 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-083020: #083020;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #083020;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-083020': '#083020' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.188, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_083020">#083020</color>
SVG fillfill="#083020"

More Green Colors

#083020 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#083020 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #083020?

#083020 is a darkest green — rgb(8, 48, 32) in RGB and hsl(156, 71%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.67.

What is the RGB value of #083020?

#083020 is rgb(8, 48, 32) — red 8, green 48, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #083020?

#083020 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #083020 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #083020 scores 14.44:1 against white and 1.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #083020 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #083020 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.42, which is visibly different.

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