What color is #848E79?

#848E79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848E79?

The RGB value is 132, 142, 121: 132 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848E79?

The complementary color is #83798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848E79 color

#848E79 rgb(132, 142, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #848E79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (132, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#848E79 color codes

HEX	`#848E79`
RGB	`rgb(132, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, -7.67, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 12.58, 127.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.639, 25.632, 21.84)`
Decimal	`8687225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848E79, 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 #848E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #848E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848e79; }
.text { color: #848e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848e79, #7a8e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #848E79?: #848E79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848E79?: The RGB value is 132, 142, 121: 132 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848E79?: The complementary color is #83798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.