What color is #84896E?

#84896E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84896E?

The RGB value is 132, 137, 110: 132 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84896E?

The complementary color is #736E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84896E color

#84896E rgb(132, 137, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #84896E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (132, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#84896E color codes

HEX	`#84896E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, -6.8, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 15.47, 116.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.276, 23.923, 18.246)`
Decimal	`8685934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84896E, 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 #84896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #84896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84896e; }
.text { color: #84896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84896e, #77896e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84896E?: #84896E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84896E?: The RGB value is 132, 137, 110: 132 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84896E?: The complementary color is #736E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.