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#208869 Color

#208869 is rgb(32, 136, 105) in RGB, hsl(162, 62%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 23%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Generic Viridian (#007F66), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#208869
HEX#208869
RGBrgb(32, 136, 105)
HSLhsl(162, 62%, 33%)
HSVhsv(162, 76%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 23%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.104 168)
LABlab(50.48% -36.02 8.02)
LCHlch(50.48% 36.90 167.45)

What #208869 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 #208869, 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.

#208869 Channel Values

How #208869 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 32 · G 136 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 62% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 76% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #208869 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 text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #208869

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #208869; 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 #208869

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #208869.

How #208869 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#208869
Protanopia#7D7D69
Protanomaly#658269
Deuteranopia#72726B
Deuteranomaly#5C7C6A
Tritanopia#2E8585
Tritanomaly#29867A
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #208869 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-208869: #208869;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #208869;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-208869': '#208869' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.533, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_208869">#208869</color>
SVG fillfill="#208869"

More Green Colors

#208869 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#208869 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #208869?

#208869 is a dark green — rgb(32, 136, 105) in RGB and hsl(162, 62%, 33%) 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 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #208869?

#208869 is rgb(32, 136, 105) — red 32, green 136, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #208869?

#208869 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 23%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #208869 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #208869 scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #208869 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #208869 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 11.75, which is visibly different.

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