What color is #84772A?

#84772A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84772A?

The RGB value is 132, 119, 42: 132 red, 119 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84772A?

The complementary color is #2A3784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84772A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84772A color

#84772A rgb(132, 119, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #84772A is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 46.7% green and 16.5% blue (132, 119, 42).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 52% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 68% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#84772A color codes

HEX	`#84772A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 119, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 46.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 52%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 68%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 68%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.82, -4.6, 42.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.82, 42.86, 96.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.531, 18.267, 4.845)`
Decimal	`8681258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84772A, 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 #84772A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84772A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #84772A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84772a; }
.text { color: #84772a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84772a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 119 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84772a, #64842a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #84772A?: #84772A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84772A?: The RGB value is 132, 119, 42: 132 red, 119 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84772A?: The complementary color is #2A3784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84772A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.