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#08D485 Color

#08D485 is rgb(8, 212, 133) in RGB, hsl(157, 93%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 37%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08D485
HEX#08D485
RGBrgb(8, 212, 133)
HSLhsl(157, 93%, 43%)
HSVhsv(157, 96%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 37%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.179 157.7)
LABlab(75.25% -59.02 26.40)
LCHlch(75.25% 64.65 155.90)

What #08D485 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 #08D485, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 5.87Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.39Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.97Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 14.69Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 15.67GO Green#00AB66ΔE 15.79

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

#08D485 Channel Values

How #08D485 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 212 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 93% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 96% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08D485 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #08D485 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #08D485

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08D485; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#08D485
Complementary
#D40856
Analogous
#08D41F
Analogous
#08BCD4
Triadic
#8508D4
Triadic
#D48508
Split comp.
#D408BC
Split comp.
#D41F08

Tints & Shades of #08D485

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.

Tints

#0EF69D
#35F8AD
#5DF9BD
#7FFACB
#A6FCDB
#CEFDEB

Shades

#07B673
#069D63
#058051
#046741
#034A2F
#02311F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #08D485.

How #08D485 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#08D485
Protanopia#C3C386
Protanomaly#9BCA85
Deuteranopia#B1B18A
Deuteranomaly#8DC088
Tritanopia#43CCCC
Tritanomaly#34CFB4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #08D485 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08d485: #08D485;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08D485;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08d485': '#08D485' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.831, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_08d485">#08D485</color>
SVG fillfill="#08D485"

More Green Colors

#08D485 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#08D485 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08D485?

#08D485 is a mid-tone green — rgb(8, 212, 133) in RGB and hsl(157, 93%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #08D485?

#08D485 is rgb(8, 212, 133) — red 8, green 212, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08D485?

#08D485 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 37%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08D485 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #08D485 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08D485 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08D485 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 15.67, which is visibly different.

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