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#08402D Color

#08402D is rgb(8, 64, 45) in RGB, hsl(160, 78%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 30%, 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 3.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08402D
HEX#08402D
RGBrgb(8, 64, 45)
HSLhsl(160, 78%, 14%)
HSVhsv(160, 88%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 30%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(33.1% 0.065 164.7)
LABlab(23.30% -22.28 6.46)
LCHlch(23.30% 23.20 163.82)

What #08402D 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 #08402D, 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.

#08402D Channel Values

How #08402D 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 64 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 78% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 88% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.79:1 vs white · 1.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08402D 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 text11.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #08402D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #08402D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08402D; 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 #08402D

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 #08402D.

How #08402D 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#08402D
Protanopia#3A3A2D
Protanomaly#2D3D2D
Deuteranopia#35352E
Deuteranomaly#29392E
Tritanopia#113E3E
Tritanomaly#0E3F38
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08402D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08402d: #08402D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08402D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08402d': '#08402D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.251, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_08402d">#08402D</color>
SVG fillfill="#08402D"

More Green Colors

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

#08402D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08402D?

#08402D is a darkest green — rgb(8, 64, 45) in RGB and hsl(160, 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 3.09.

What is the RGB value of #08402D?

#08402D is rgb(8, 64, 45) — red 8, green 64, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08402D?

#08402D converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 30%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08402D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08402D scores 11.79:1 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 #08402D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08402D 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 16.44, which is visibly different.

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