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#08915D Color

#08915D is rgb(8, 145, 93) in RGB, hsl(157, 90%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 36%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Green 1621 (#009966), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08915D
HEX#08915D
RGBrgb(8, 145, 93)
HSLhsl(157, 90%, 30%)
HSVhsv(157, 94%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 36%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.131 159.1)
LABlab(52.97% -43.70 18.09)
LCHlch(52.97% 47.30 157.51)

What #08915D 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 #08915D, 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.

#08915D Channel Values

How #08915D 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 145 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 90% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 94% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.02:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08915D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08915D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08915D; 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 #08915D

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 #08915D.

How #08915D 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#08915D
Protanopia#85855E
Protanomaly#698A5D
Deuteranopia#797960
Deuteranomaly#5F835F
Tritanopia#2B8C8C
Tritanomaly#228E7C
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08915D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08915d: #08915D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08915D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08915d': '#08915D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.569, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_08915d">#08915D</color>
SVG fillfill="#08915D"

More Green Colors

#08915D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08915D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08915D?

#08915D is a dark green — rgb(8, 145, 93) in RGB and hsl(157, 90%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Green 1621 (#009966), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.44.

What is the RGB value of #08915D?

#08915D is rgb(8, 145, 93) — red 8, green 145, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08915D?

#08915D converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 36%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08915D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #08915D scores 4.02:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08915D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08915D 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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