What color is #839B5A?

#839B5A 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 #839B5A?

The RGB value is 131, 155, 90: 131 red, 155 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839B5A?

The complementary color is #725A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839B5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839B5A color

#839B5A rgb(131, 155, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #839B5A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60.8% green and 35.3% blue (131, 155, 90).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#839B5A color codes

HEX	`#839B5A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 155, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 42%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 42%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, -19.73, 31.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 37, 122.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.927, 29.006, 14.062)`
Decimal	`8624986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839B5A, 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 #839B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #839B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839b5a; }
.text { color: #839b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 155 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839b5a, #629b5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #839B5A?: #839B5A 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 #839B5A?: The RGB value is 131, 155, 90: 131 red, 155 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839B5A?: The complementary color is #725A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839B5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.