What color is #848D69?

#848D69 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 #848D69?

The RGB value is 132, 141, 105: 132 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848D69?

The complementary color is #72698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848D69 color

#848D69 rgb(132, 141, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #848D69 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.3% green and 41.2% blue (132, 141, 105).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#848D69 color codes

HEX	`#848D69`
RGB	`rgb(132, 141, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -9.8, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 20.64, 118.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.59, 24.975, 17.045)`
Decimal	`8686953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848D69, 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 #848D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #848D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848d69; }
.text { color: #848d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 141 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848d69, #728d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #848D69?: #848D69 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 #848D69?: The RGB value is 132, 141, 105: 132 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848D69?: The complementary color is #72698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.