What color is #848E00?

#848E00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848E00?

The RGB value is 132, 142, 0: 132 red, 142 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848E00?

The complementary color is #0A008E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848E00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848E00 color

#848E00 rgb(132, 142, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #848E00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.7% green and 0% blue (132, 142, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Snakes in the Grass (#889717), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#848E00 color codes

HEX	`#848E00`
RGB	`rgb(132, 142, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.34, -18.49, 60.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.34, 62.89, 107.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.189, 24.252, 3.67)`
Decimal	`8687104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848E00, 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 #848E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #848E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848e00; }
.text { color: #848e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 142 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848e00, #3d8e00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848E00?: #848E00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848E00?: The RGB value is 132, 142, 0: 132 red, 142 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848E00?: The complementary color is #0A008E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848E00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.