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#08452e color: UP Forest Green

#08452e is rgb(8, 69, 46) in RGB and oklch(34.716% 0.07156 161.923) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

34.7%
0.072
162°
  • Emerald
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • emerald-900
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #08452e

#08452e is a soft dark emerald color. In OKLCH it has 34.7% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.05:1 contrast and black text 1.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is UP Forest Green (#014431). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-900.

More dark emerald colors

Lighter: #08452e mixed with white

  1. 08452e
  2. 265640
  3. 3e6753
  4. 557967
  5. 6c8b7b
  6. 839e90
  7. 9bb0a5
  8. b4c4bb
  9. ccd7d1
  10. e5ebe8

Darker: #08452e mixed with black

  1. 08452e
  2. 063b27
  3. 04311f
  4. 032718
  5. 021e12
  6. 01150b
  7. 010c06
  8. 000502
  9. 000201
  10. 000000

Calmer: #08452e with less saturation

  1. 08452e
  2. 12442f
  3. 194330
  4. 1f4232
  5. 244133
  6. 284034
  7. 2c3f35
  8. 303d36
  9. 333c37
  10. 373b39

Questions about #08452e

What color is #08452e?

#08452e is soft dark emerald. The closest named color is UP Forest Green. In RGB it is rgb(8, 69, 46), in HSL hsl(157.38, 79.22%, 15.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.716% 0.07156 161.923).

What colors go well with #08452e?

The complementary color of #08452e is #532a44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b4117 and #004543. The triadic partners are #34345e and #582c1a.

Is white or black text more readable on #08452e?

White text reads better on #08452e: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and black gives 1.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08452e a warm or cool color?

#08452e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 34.7% and its chroma 0.072.