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#08AA49 Color

#08AA49 is rgb(8, 170, 73) in RGB, hsl(144, 91%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 0%, 57%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08AA49
HEX#08AA49
RGBrgb(8, 170, 73)
HSLhsl(144, 91%, 35%)
HSVhsv(144, 95%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 0%, 57%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.181 148.8)
LABlab(61.02% -54.18 38.45)
LCHlch(61.02% 66.44 144.64)

What #08AA49 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 #08AA49, 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.

#08AA49 Channel Values

How #08AA49 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 170 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 91% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 95% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08AA49 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08AA49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08AA49; 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 #08AA49

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 #08AA49.

How #08AA49 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#08AA49
Protanopia#9C9C4A
Protanomaly#7CA24A
Deuteranopia#8E8E4F
Deuteranomaly#709A4D
Tritanopia#3CA2A2
Tritanomaly#2FA587
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08AA49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08aa49: #08AA49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08AA49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08aa49': '#08AA49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.667, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_08aa49">#08AA49</color>
SVG fillfill="#08AA49"

More Green Colors

#08AA49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08AA49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08AA49?

#08AA49 is a dark green — rgb(8, 170, 73) in RGB and hsl(144, 91%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #08AA49?

#08AA49 is rgb(8, 170, 73) — red 8, green 170, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08AA49?

#08AA49 converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 0%, 57%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08AA49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #08AA49 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08AA49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08AA49 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 14.51, which is visibly different.

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