#08402A Color

#08402A is rgb(8, 64, 42) in RGB, hsl(156, 78%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 34%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sacramento State Green (#043927), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08402A

HEX#08402A

RGBrgb(8, 64, 42)

HSLhsl(156, 78%, 14%)

HSVhsv(156, 88%, 25%)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 34%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(33% 0.068 161.3)

LABlab(23.24% -22.90 8.31)

LCHlch(23.24% 24.36 160.05)

What #08402A 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 #08402A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 3.83 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 4.93 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 7.33 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 8.49 MSU Green#18453BΔE 8.9 Zydeco#20483FΔE 10.56

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

#08402A Channel Values

How #08402A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 8 · G 64 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 156° · S 78% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 156° · S 88% · V 25%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 88% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 75%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.82:1 vs white · 1.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08402A 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 text11.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08402A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08402A; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #08402A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #08402A.

How #08402A 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#08402A

Protanopia#3A3A2A

Protanomaly#2D3D2A

Deuteranopia#35352B

Deuteranomaly#29392B

Tritanopia#123E3E

Tritanomaly#0E3F37

Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #08402A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08402a: #08402A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08402A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08402a': '#08402A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.251, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_08402a">#08402A</color>

SVG fillfill="#08402A"

More Green Colors

#08402A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#08402A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08402A?

#08402A is a darkest green — rgb(8, 64, 42) in RGB and hsl(156, 78%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sacramento State Green (#043927), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.83.

What is the RGB value of #08402A?

#08402A is rgb(8, 64, 42) — red 8, green 64, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08402A?

#08402A converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 34%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08402A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08402A scores 11.82:1 against white and 1.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08402A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08402A 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 18.05, which is visibly different.

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