What color is #839052?

#839052 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839052?

The RGB value is 131, 144, 82: 131 red, 144 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839052?

The complementary color is #5F5290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839052?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839052 color

#839052 rgb(131, 144, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #839052 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.5% green and 32.2% blue (131, 144, 82).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#839052 color codes

HEX	`#839052`
RGB	`rgb(131, 144, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, -14.99, 31.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 34.73, 115.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.856, 25.381, 11.781)`
Decimal	`8622162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839052, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #839052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #839052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839052; }
.text { color: #839052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 144 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839052, #649052); }

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Questions

What color is #839052?: #839052 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839052?: The RGB value is 131, 144, 82: 131 red, 144 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839052?: The complementary color is #5F5290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839052?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.