What color is #848E6A?

#848E6A 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 #848E6A?

The RGB value is 132, 142, 106: 132 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848E6A?

The complementary color is #746A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848E6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848E6A color

#848E6A rgb(132, 142, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #848E6A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.7% green and 41.6% blue (132, 142, 106).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#848E6A color codes

HEX	`#848E6A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 142, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, -10.19, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 20.7, 119.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.79, 25.292, 17.367)`
Decimal	`8687210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848E6A, 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 #848E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #848E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848e6a; }
.text { color: #848e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 142 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848e6a, #728e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #848E6A?: #848E6A 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 #848E6A?: The RGB value is 132, 142, 106: 132 red, 142 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848E6A?: The complementary color is #746A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848E6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.