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#08400A

#08400a ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#08400a is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 122.14°, with 77.78% saturation and 14.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 7.08.

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Relative luminance0.0374

Complementary

  1. #08400a
  2. #40083e

Split complementary

  1. #08400a
  2. #260840
  3. #400822

Analogous

  1. #224008
  2. #08400a
  3. #084026

Triadic

  1. #08400a
  2. #0a0840
  3. #400a08

Tetradic

  1. #08400a
  2. #083e40
  3. #40083e
  4. #400a08

Square

  1. #08400a
  2. #082240
  3. #40083e
  4. #402608

Monochromatic

  1. #021203
  2. #021203
  3. #08400a
  4. #108415
  5. #19c81f

Shades

#08400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08400a
  2. #073a09
  3. #063308
  4. #062d07
  5. #052606
  6. #042005
  7. #031a04
  8. #021303
  9. #020d02
  10. #010601
  11. #000000

Tints

#08400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08400a
  2. #215323
  3. #39663b
  4. #527954
  5. #6b8c6c
  6. #84a085
  7. #9cb39d
  8. #b5c6b6
  9. #ced9ce
  10. #e6ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08400a
  2. #144616
  3. #204d22
  4. #2c532d
  5. #385a39
  6. #446045
  7. #506651
  8. #5c6d5d
  9. #687368
  10. #747a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3a2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423902 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b3510 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #333c05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e3a0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08400a {
  color: #08400a;
}
Background
.bg-08400a {
  background-color: #08400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08400a {
  border: 2px solid #08400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 122 78% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08400a, #084026);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 7.08 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.62 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.95 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.55 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.17 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.80 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.10 #f7bff5 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#08400a  rgb(8, 64, 10)  hsl(122, 78%, 14%)  British Racing Green
#40083e  rgb(64, 8, 62)  hsl(302, 78%, 14%)  Tyrian Purple
#0a0840  rgb(10, 8, 64)  hsl(242, 78%, 14%)  Midnight Blue
#400a08  rgb(64, 10, 8)  hsl(2, 78%, 14%)  Caput Mortuum