What color is #848B4A?

#848B4A 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 #848B4A?

The RGB value is 132, 139, 74: 132 red, 139 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848B4A?

The complementary color is #514A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848B4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848B4A color

#848B4A rgb(132, 139, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #848B4A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.5% green and 29% blue (132, 139, 74).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#848B4A color codes

HEX	`#848B4A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 139, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 47%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, -12.82, 33.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 36.08, 110.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.985, 23.865, 10.031)`
Decimal	`8686410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848B4A, 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 #848B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #848B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848b4a; }
.text { color: #848b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 139 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848b4a, #638b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #848B4A?: #848B4A 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 #848B4A?: The RGB value is 132, 139, 74: 132 red, 139 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848B4A?: The complementary color is #514A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848B4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.