What color is #848B44?

#848B44 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848B44?

The RGB value is 132, 139, 68: 132 red, 139 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848B44?

The complementary color is #4B448B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848B44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848B44 color

#848B44 rgb(132, 139, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #848B44 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.5% green and 26.7% blue (132, 139, 68).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#848B44 color codes

HEX	`#848B44`
RGB	`rgb(132, 139, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 51%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.88, -13.45, 36.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.88, 39.13, 110.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.792, 23.788, 9.017)`
Decimal	`8686404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848B44, 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 #848B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #848B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848b44; }
.text { color: #848b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 139 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848b44, #618b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #848B44?: #848B44 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848B44?: The RGB value is 132, 139, 68: 132 red, 139 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848B44?: The complementary color is #4B448B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848B44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.