HEX Color #008A1D (Forestgreen)

About #008A1D

The precise color #008A1D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Forestgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 138, and 29.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow, and 46% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#008A1D

RGB0, 138, 29

HSL132.6°, 100.0%, 27.1%

CMYK100%, 0%, 79%, 46%

HSV132.6°, 100.0%, 54.1%

LAB49.8, -53.2, 45.9

XYZ9.3, 18.3, 4.2

Decimal35357

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#008A1D #8A006C

Analogous

#278A00 #008A62

Triadic

#1C008A #8A1D00

Tetradic

#00278A #8A006C #8A6200

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#008A1D

#1C9736

#38A44F

#55B168

#71BE81

#8DCB9A

#AAD8B3

#C6E5CC

#E2F2E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#008A1D

#007A19

#006B16

#005C13

#004C10

#003D0C

#002E09

#001E06

#000F03

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.51:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.65:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.31:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

3.96:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #008A1D; }

.text-color { color: #008A1D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #008A1D; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen

#228B22