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#08302C Color

#08302C is rgb(8, 48, 44) in RGB, hsl(174, 71%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 8%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08302C
HEX#08302C
RGBrgb(8, 48, 44)
HSLhsl(174, 71%, 11%)
HSVhsv(174, 83%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 8%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(28.1% 0.044 185.3)
LABlab(17.11% -15.07 -1.64)
LCHlch(17.11% 15.16 186.21)

What #08302C 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 #08302C, 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.

#08302C Channel Values

How #08302C 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 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 71% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 83% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.29:1 vs white · 1.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08302C 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 text14.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08302C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08302C; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #08302C

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 #08302C.

How #08302C 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#08302C
Protanopia#2C2C2C
Protanomaly#222E2C
Deuteranopia#27272D
Deuteranomaly#1E2B2C
Tritanopia#0A3030
Tritanomaly#09302E
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08302C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08302c: #08302C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08302C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08302c': '#08302C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.188, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_08302c">#08302C</color>
SVG fillfill="#08302C"

More Teal Colors

#08302C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08302C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08302C?

#08302C is a darkest teal — rgb(8, 48, 44) in RGB and hsl(174, 71%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #08302C?

#08302C is rgb(8, 48, 44) — red 8, green 48, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08302C?

#08302C converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 8%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08302C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08302C scores 14.29:1 against white and 1.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08302C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08302C 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 14.49, which is visibly different.

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