Palettes / Colors / #08783E

#08783E — Deep Vivid Green

#08783E is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #08783E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#08783E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #780842; it also sits naturally between #0A7808 and #087876. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 47% · Blue 24%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 48% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #08783E

.text { color: #08783E; }
.background { background-color: #08783E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #08783E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 120, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 88%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #08783E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 120, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #08783E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 120, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#08783E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#08783E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #780842:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #08783E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #08783E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #08783E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #08783E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #08783E?

#08783E is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 8, 120, 62). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #08783E?

#08783E is RGB 8, 120, 62 — HSL 149°, 88%, 25% — CMYK 93%, 0%, 48%, 53%.

What colors go with #08783E?

Its complement is #780842; analogous partners are #0A7808 and #087876. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #08783E for text?

White text on #08783E has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.77:1.