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#808A24 Color

#808A24 is rgb(128, 138, 36) in RGB, hsl(66, 59%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 74%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#808A24
HEX#808A24
RGBrgb(128, 138, 36)
HSLhsl(66, 59%, 34%)
HSVhsv(66, 74%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 74%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.123 115)
LABlab(55.21% -13.67 49.67)
LCHlch(55.21% 51.52 105.39)

What #808A24 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 #808A24, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive#808000ΔE 8.22Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 10.91Khaki Green#728639ΔE 12.16Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 14.4Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 16.49Brass#B5A642ΔE 16.65

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

#808A24 Channel Values

How #808A24 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 128 · G 138 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 59% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 74% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #808A24 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 text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #808A24 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #808A24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #808A24; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#808A24
Complementary
#2E248A
Analogous
#8A6124
Analogous
#4C8A24
Triadic
#24808A
Triadic
#8A2480
Split comp.
#244C8A
Split comp.
#61248A

Tints & Shades of #808A24

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

#A1AE2D
#BECD3C
#CAD661
#D8E189
#E4EAAE
#F0F3D2

Shades

#717A1F
#5E651A
#4F5516
#404512
#31350E
#1E2008

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #808A24.

How #808A24 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#808A24
Protanopia#888824
Protanomaly#858924
Deuteranopia#878725
Deuteranomaly#848825
Tritanopia#888282
Tritanomaly#858569
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #808A24 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-808a24: #808A24;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #808A24;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-808a24': '#808A24' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.541, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_808a24">#808A24</color>
SVG fillfill="#808A24"

More Green Colors

#808A24 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#808A24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #808A24?

#808A24 is a dark green — rgb(128, 138, 36) in RGB and hsl(66, 59%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #808A24?

#808A24 is rgb(128, 138, 36) — red 128, green 138, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #808A24?

#808A24 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 74%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #808A24 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #808A24 scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #808A24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #808A24 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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