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#08362F Color

#08362F is rgb(8, 54, 47) in RGB, hsl(171, 74%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 0%, 13%, 79%) 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 5.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08362F
HEX#08362F
RGBrgb(8, 54, 47)
HSLhsl(171, 74%, 12%)
HSVhsv(171, 85%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 0%, 13%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(30.1% 0.049 180.2)
LABlab(19.52% -17.27 -0.19)
LCHlch(19.52% 17.27 180.64)

What #08362F 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 #08362F, 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.

#08362F Channel Values

How #08362F 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 54 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 74% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 85% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.3:1 vs white · 1.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08362F 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 text13.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08362F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08362F; 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 #08362F

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

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How #08362F 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#08362F
Protanopia#31312F
Protanomaly#26332F
Deuteranopia#2C2C30
Deuteranomaly#223030
Tritanopia#0B3535
Tritanomaly#0A3633
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08362F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08362f: #08362F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08362F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08362f': '#08362F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.212, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_08362f">#08362F</color>
SVG fillfill="#08362F"

More Teal Colors

#08362F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08362F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08362F?

#08362F is a darkest teal — rgb(8, 54, 47) in RGB and hsl(171, 74%, 12%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #08362F?

#08362F is rgb(8, 54, 47) — red 8, green 54, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08362F?

#08362F converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 0%, 13%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08362F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08362F scores 13.3:1 against white and 1.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08362F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08362F 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 13.2, which is visibly different.

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