Close to English Green
#08463E
#08463E is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color English Green. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 27.5% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 79% saturation and 15% 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 #08463E.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.96:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.74:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.96:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #08463E as they’d see it.
#08463E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #08463E
What color is #08463E?
#08463E is a very dark, vivid teal, close to the color English Green. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 27.5% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 79% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #08463E in RGB?
#08463E is rgb(8, 70, 62): 8 red, 70 green, and 62 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #08463E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 0, 11, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #08463E?
PANTONE 3302 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #08463E?
Its complement #5C3232 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.