What color is #082D21?

#082D21 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #082D21?

The RGB value is 8, 45, 33: 8 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #082D21?

The complementary color is #2D0814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #082D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#082D21 color

#082D21 rgb(8, 45, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #082D21 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 17.6% green and 12.9% blue (8, 45, 33).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 70% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#082D21 color codes

HEX	`#082D21`
RGB	`rgb(8, 45, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 17.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 70%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 82%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 27%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.69, -16.61, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.69, 17.09, 166.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.313, 2.038, 1.763)`
Decimal	`535841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #082D21, 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 #082D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#082D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #082D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #082d21; }
.text { color: #082d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #082d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 45 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #082d21, #08272d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #082D21?: #082D21 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #082D21?: The RGB value is 8, 45, 33: 8 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #082D21?: The complementary color is #2D0814, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #082D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.