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#08491E

#08491e ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#08491e is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 28.63% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.9% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 140.31°, with 80.25% saturation and 15.88% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0491

Complementary

  1. #08491e
  2. #490833

Split complementary

  1. #08491e
  2. #3e0849
  3. #490812

Analogous

  1. #124908
  2. #08491e
  3. #08493e

Triadic

  1. #08491e
  2. #1e0849
  3. #491e08

Tetradic

  1. #08491e
  2. #083349
  3. #490833
  4. #491e08

Square

  1. #08491e
  2. #081249
  3. #490833
  4. #493e08

Monochromatic

  1. #021208
  2. #021208
  3. #08491e
  4. #108e3a
  5. #17d357

Shades

#08491e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08491e
  2. #07421b
  3. #063a18
  4. #063315
  5. #052c12
  6. #04250f
  7. #031d0c
  8. #021609
  9. #020f06
  10. #010703
  11. #000000

Tints

#08491e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08491e
  2. #215b35
  3. #396d4b
  4. #528062
  5. #6b9278
  6. #84a48f
  7. #9cb6a5
  8. #b5c8bc
  9. #cedbd2
  10. #e6ede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08491e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08491e
  2. #144f28
  3. #205432
  4. #2c5a3b
  5. #385f45
  6. #44654f
  7. #506a59
  8. #5c7063
  9. #68756c
  10. #747b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #314334 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a421a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #423d21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00473f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a451c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344220 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004835 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08491e {
  color: #08491e;
}
Background
.bg-08491e {
  background-color: #08491e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08491e {
  border: 2px solid #08491e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08491e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 73 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 80% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08491e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08491e, #08493e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08491e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 73 30 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 4.50 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.40 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.61 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.01 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 10.93 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 11.52 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.08 #f7b6e1 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#08491e  rgb(8, 73, 30)  hsl(140, 80%, 16%)  British Racing Green
#490833  rgb(73, 8, 51)  hsl(320, 80%, 16%)  Tyrian Purple
#1e0849  rgb(30, 8, 73)  hsl(260, 80%, 16%)  Midnight Blue
#491e08  rgb(73, 30, 8)  hsl(20, 80%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum