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#08440E Color

#08440E is rgb(8, 68, 14) in RGB, hsl(126, 79%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 79%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), visibly different at ΔE 10.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08440E
HEX#08440E
RGBrgb(8, 68, 14)
HSLhsl(126, 79%, 15%)
HSVhsv(126, 88%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 79%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(33.8% 0.102 144.1)
LABlab(24.40% -28.26 25.66)
LCHlch(24.40% 38.17 137.75)

What #08440E 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 #08440E, 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.

#08440E Channel Values

How #08440E 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 68 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 79% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 88% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.39:1 vs white · 1.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08440E 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 text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08440E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08440E; 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 #08440E

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 #08440E.

How #08440E 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#08440E
Protanopia#3E3E0F
Protanomaly#30410E
Deuteranopia#383812
Deuteranomaly#2B3D10
Tritanopia#184040
Tritanomaly#134232
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08440E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08440e: #08440E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08440E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08440e': '#08440E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.267, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_08440e">#08440E</color>
SVG fillfill="#08440E"

More Green Colors

#08440E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08440E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08440E?

#08440E is a darkest green — rgb(8, 68, 14) in RGB and hsl(126, 79%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.22.

What is the RGB value of #08440E?

#08440E is rgb(8, 68, 14) — red 8, green 68, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08440E?

#08440E converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 79%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08440E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08440E scores 11.39:1 against white and 1.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08440E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08440E 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.02, which is visibly different.

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