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#0C8A05 Color

#0C8A05 is rgb(12, 138, 5) in RGB, hsl(117, 93%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 96%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is India Green (#138808), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0C8A05
HEX#0C8A05
RGBrgb(12, 138, 5)
HSLhsl(117, 93%, 28%)
HSVhsv(117, 96%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 96%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.184 142.3)
LABlab(49.87% -49.25 50.56)
LCHlch(49.87% 70.58 134.25)

What #0C8A05 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 #0C8A05, 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.

#0C8A05 Channel Values

How #0C8A05 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 12 · G 138 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 93% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 96% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0C8A05 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0C8A05

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0C8A05; 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 #0C8A05

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 #0C8A05 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#0C8A05
Protanopia#7F7F09
Protanomaly#648307
Deuteranopia#737317
Deuteranomaly#5B7D11
Tritanopia#358282
Tritanomaly#2A8566
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #0C8A05 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0c8a05: #0C8A05;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0C8A05;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0c8a05': '#0C8A05' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.047, green: 0.541, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_0c8a05">#0C8A05</color>
SVG fillfill="#0C8A05"

More Green Colors

#0C8A05 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0C8A05 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0C8A05?

#0C8A05 is a dark green — rgb(12, 138, 5) in RGB and hsl(117, 93%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is India Green (#138808), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.72.

What is the RGB value of #0C8A05?

#0C8A05 is rgb(12, 138, 5) — red 12, green 138, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0C8A05?

#0C8A05 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 96%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0C8A05 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0C8A05 scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0C8A05 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0C8A05 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 4.43, which is very hard to tell apart.

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