#08816D Color

#08816D is rgb(8, 129, 109) in RGB, hsl(170, 88%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 16%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Generic Viridian (#007F66), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08816D

HEX#08816D

RGBrgb(8, 129, 109)

HSLhsl(170, 88%, 27%)

HSVhsv(170, 94%, 51%)

CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 16%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(54% 0.099 176.5)

LABlab(47.90% -34.81 2.01)

LCHlch(47.90% 34.87 176.70)

What #08816D 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 #08816D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Generic Viridian#007F66ΔE 3.17 Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 5.16 Pine Green#01796FΔE 6.61 Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 7.06 Spanish Viridian#007F5CΔE 8.97 Viridian#40826DΔE 9.19

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

#08816D Channel Values

How #08816D 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 129 · B 109	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 88% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 94% · V 51%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 94% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 49%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08816D 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08816D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08816D; 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 #08816D

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 #08816D 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#08816D

Protanopia#76766D

Protanomaly#5D7B6D

Deuteranopia#6B6B6F

Deuteranomaly#54756E

Tritanopia#1B7F7F

Tritanomaly#158078

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #08816D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08816d: #08816D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08816D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08816d': '#08816D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.506, blue: 0.427)

Android XML<color name="color_08816d">#08816D</color>

SVG fillfill="#08816D"

More Teal Colors

#08816D 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

#08816D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08816D?

#08816D is a dark teal — rgb(8, 129, 109) in RGB and hsl(170, 88%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Generic Viridian (#007F66), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #08816D?

#08816D is rgb(8, 129, 109) — red 8, green 129, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08816D?

#08816D converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 16%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08816D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08816D scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08816D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08816D 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 11.84, which is visibly different.

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