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#084941 Color

#084941 is rgb(8, 73, 65) in RGB, hsl(173, 80%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 11%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#084941
HEX#084941
RGBrgb(8, 73, 65)
HSLhsl(173, 80%, 16%)
HSVhsv(173, 89%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 11%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.062 182.1)
LABlab(27.16% -21.63 -1.01)
LCHlch(27.16% 21.65 182.67)

What #084941 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 #084941, 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.

#084941 Channel Values

How #084941 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 73 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 80% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 89% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.3:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #084941 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 text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #084941

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #084941; 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 #084941

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #084941.

How #084941 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#084941
Protanopia#434341
Protanomaly#344541
Deuteranopia#3C3C42
Deuteranomaly#2F4242
Tritanopia#0D4848
Tritanomaly#0B4845
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #084941 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-084941: #084941;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #084941;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-084941': '#084941' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.286, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_084941">#084941</color>
SVG fillfill="#084941"

More Teal Colors

#084941 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#084941 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #084941?

#084941 is a darkest teal — rgb(8, 73, 65) in RGB and hsl(173, 80%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.06.

What is the RGB value of #084941?

#084941 is rgb(8, 73, 65) — red 8, green 73, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #084941?

#084941 converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 11%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #084941 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #084941 scores 10.3:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #084941 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #084941 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 10.59, which is visibly different.

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