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#08781A Color

#08781A is rgb(8, 120, 26) in RGB, hsl(130, 88%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 78%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xbox Green (#0E7A0D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08781A
HEX#08781A
RGBrgb(8, 120, 26)
HSLhsl(130, 88%, 25%)
HSVhsv(130, 93%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 78%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.157 144.2)
LABlab(43.63% -43.70 39.92)
LCHlch(43.63% 59.19 137.59)

What #08781A 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 #08781A, 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.

#08781A Channel Values

How #08781A 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 120 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 88% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 93% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 78% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.66:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08781A 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 text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08781A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08781A; 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 #08781A

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 #08781A 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#08781A
Protanopia#6E6E1B
Protanomaly#57721B
Deuteranopia#646421
Deuteranomaly#4E6C1F
Tritanopia#2C7171
Tritanomaly#22745A
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08781A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08781a: #08781A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08781A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08781a': '#08781A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.471, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_08781a">#08781A</color>
SVG fillfill="#08781A"

More Green Colors

#08781A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08781A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08781A?

#08781A is a dark green — rgb(8, 120, 26) in RGB and hsl(130, 88%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xbox Green (#0E7A0D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.62.

What is the RGB value of #08781A?

#08781A is rgb(8, 120, 26) — red 8, green 120, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08781A?

#08781A converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 78%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08781A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08781A scores 5.66:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08781A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08781A 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 8.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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