What color is #848B6F?

#848B6F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848B6F?

The RGB value is 132, 139, 111: 132 red, 139 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848B6F?

The complementary color is #766F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848B6F color

#848B6F rgb(132, 139, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #848B6F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.5% green and 43.5% blue (132, 139, 111).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#848B6F color codes

HEX	`#848B6F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 139, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, -7.74, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 16.13, 118.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.617, 24.519, 18.63)`
Decimal	`8686447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848B6F, 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 #848B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #848B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848b6f; }
.text { color: #848b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 139 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848b6f, #768b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #848B6F?: #848B6F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848B6F?: The RGB value is 132, 139, 111: 132 red, 139 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848B6F?: The complementary color is #766F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.