Close to Evergreen
#08522E
#08522E is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Evergreen. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 32.2% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 151°, with 82% 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 #08522E.
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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2.26:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #08522E as they’d see it.
#08522E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #08522E
What color is #08522E?
#08522E is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Evergreen. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 32.2% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 151°, with 82% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #08522E in RGB?
#08522E is rgb(8, 82, 46): 8 red, 82 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #08522E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(90, 0, 44, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #08522E?
PANTONE 357 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #08522E?
Its complement #752E4B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.