What color is #839065?

#839065 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839065?

The RGB value is 131, 144, 101: 131 red, 144 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839065?

The complementary color is #726590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839065 color

#839065 rgb(131, 144, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #839065 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.5% green and 39.6% blue (131, 144, 101).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#839065 color codes

HEX	`#839065`
RGB	`rgb(131, 144, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, -12.43, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 24.71, 120.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.682, 25.711, 16.13)`
Decimal	`8622181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839065, 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 #839065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #839065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839065; }
.text { color: #839065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 144 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839065, #6d9065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #839065?: #839065 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839065?: The RGB value is 131, 144, 101: 131 red, 144 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839065?: The complementary color is #726590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.