#085952 Color

#085952 is rgb(8, 89, 82) in RGB, hsl(175, 84%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 8%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peacock (#005F5F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#085952

HEX#085952

RGBrgb(8, 89, 82)

HSLhsl(175, 84%, 19%)

HSVhsv(175, 91%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 8%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(41.9% 0.071 185.4)

LABlab(33.41% -24.54 -2.69)

LCHlch(33.41% 24.69 186.25)

What #085952 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 #085952, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peacock#005F5FΔE 5.16 Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 6.65 Zydeco#20483FΔE 10.42 MSU Green#18453BΔE 10.47 Petrol#005F6AΔE 11.56 Skobeloff#007474ΔE 12.28

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

#085952 Channel Values

How #085952 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 89 · B 82	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 175° · S 84% · L 19%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 175° · S 91% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 91% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.2:1 vs white · 2.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #085952 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 text8.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #085952

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #085952; 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 #085952

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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How #085952 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#085952

Protanopia#515152

Protanomaly#405552

Deuteranopia#4A4A53

Deuteranomaly#395053

Tritanopia#0E5858

Tritanomaly#0C5856

Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

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Using #085952 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-085952: #085952;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #085952;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-085952': '#085952' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.349, blue: 0.322)

Android XML<color name="color_085952">#085952</color>

SVG fillfill="#085952"

More Teal Colors

#085952 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#085952 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #085952?

#085952 is a darkest teal — rgb(8, 89, 82) in RGB and hsl(175, 84%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peacock (#005F5F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #085952?

#085952 is rgb(8, 89, 82) — red 8, green 89, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #085952?

#085952 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 8%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #085952 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #085952 scores 8.2:1 against white and 2.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #085952 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #085952 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 12.55, which is visibly different.

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