Close to Forest
#08540F
#08540F is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 32.9% green, and 5.9% blue. Its hue is 126°, with 83% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #08540F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.19:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.29:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.19:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.29:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #08540F as they’d see it.
#08540F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #08540F
What color is #08540F?
#08540F is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Forest. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 32.9% green, and 5.9% blue. Its hue is 126°, with 83% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #08540F in RGB?
#08540F is rgb(8, 84, 15): 8 red, 84 green, and 15 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #08540F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(90, 0, 82, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #08540F?
PANTONE 349 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #08540F?
Its complement #75286C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.