What color is #839265?

#839265 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 #839265?

The RGB value is 131, 146, 101: 131 red, 146 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839265?

The complementary color is #746592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839265?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839265 color

#839265 rgb(131, 146, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #839265 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.3% green and 39.6% blue (131, 146, 101).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#839265 color codes

HEX	`#839265`
RGB	`rgb(131, 146, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, -13.5, 22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 25.92, 121.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.988, 26.323, 16.232)`
Decimal	`8622693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839265, 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 #839265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #839265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839265; }
.text { color: #839265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 146 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839265, #6c9265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #839265?: #839265 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 #839265?: The RGB value is 131, 146, 101: 131 red, 146 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839265?: The complementary color is #746592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839265?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.