What color is #08690E?

#08690E is a dark, vivid green known as Leafy Lush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Leafy Lush?

The RGB value is 8, 105, 14: 8 red, 105 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Leafy Lush?

The complementary color is #690863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #08690E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Leafy Lush color: hex code #08690E

#08690E rgb(8, 105, 14)

Shades of green

Leafy Lush has the hex code #08690E. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 41.2% green and 5.5% blue (8, 105, 14).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 86% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

Leafy Lush (#08690E) color codes

HEX	`#08690E`
RGB	`rgb(8, 105, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 41.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 86%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 92%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 87%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, -43.32, 39.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 58.78, 137.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.231, 10.186, 2.106)`
Decimal	`551182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Leafy Lush, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #08690E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#08690E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #08690E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #08690e; }
.text { color: #08690e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08690e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 105 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #08690e, #08693f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #08690E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #08690E?: #08690E is a dark, vivid green known as Leafy Lush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Leafy Lush?: The RGB value is 8, 105, 14: 8 red, 105 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Leafy Lush?: The complementary color is #690863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #08690E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.