HEX atlas value

#08400C

#08400C is a cool green HEX color close to British Racing Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 8, 64, 12, HSL 124, 78%, 14%, has luminance 0.0374, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#08400C Sample readable text

HEX #08400C

RGB rgb(8, 64, 12)

HSL hsl(124 78% 14%)

CMYK cmyk(88, 0, 81, 75)

Luminance 0.0374

Contrast Black 1.75:1White 12.01:1

CSS

--color-08400c: #08400C;
.background-08400c { background-color: #08400C; }
.text-08400c { color: #08400C; }

Luminance0.0374

Black text1.75:1AA Fail

White text12.01:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#08400C","rgb":[8,64,12],"hsl":[124,78,14],"cmyk":[88,0,81,75],"luminance":0.0374,"contrast":{"black":1.75,"white":12.01}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":12.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#40083C","hex":"#40083C","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.32,"contrastWhite":15.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#103812","hex":"#103812","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","British Racing Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/08400c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/british-racing-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#40083C","analogous":["#204008","#084027"],"triadic":["#0C0840","#400C08"],"tetradic":["#082040","#40083C","#402708"],"splitComplementary":["#270840","#400820"],"monochromatic":["#12911A","#08400C","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#12911A","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#004705","desaturated":"#103812","pastel":"#25A22D","neon":"#007007"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":26.324893162176366},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":35.58089374931439},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":38.781438859330635},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":44.181444068749045},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":44.31703961232068}]

HEX meaning and use

About #08400C

#08400C is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #08400C is visually closest to British Racing Green, a named green color with HEX #004225.

The RGB channels are 8, 64, and 12, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 124deg with 78% saturation and 14% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.0374, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.75:1AA Fail

White text12.01:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #08400C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.75:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF12.01:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1#1C1C1C

#40083C#FFFFFF text · best 15.93:1#40083C

#103812#FFFFFF text · best 13.16:1#103812

Generated Palette

#08400C#08400C

#40083C#40083C

#204008#204008

#084027#084027

#12911A#12911A

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#40083C#40083C

#204008#204008

#084027#084027

#0C0840#0C0840

#400C08#400C08

Variants

#12911A#12911A

Black#000000

#004705#004705

#103812#103812

#25A22D#25A22D

#007007#007007

Nearest Named Colors

British Racing Green#004225

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Matte Black#1A1A1A

#08400C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #08400C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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