What color is #849038?

#849038 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849038?

The RGB value is 132, 144, 56: 132 red, 144 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849038?

The complementary color is #443890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849038?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849038 color

#849038 rgb(132, 144, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #849038 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green and 22% blue (132, 144, 56).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#849038 color codes

HEX	`#849038`
RGB	`rgb(132, 144, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 61%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 61%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, -17.16, 44.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 47.35, 111.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.203, 25.138, 7.528)`
Decimal	`8687672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849038, 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 #849038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #849038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849038; }
.text { color: #849038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 144 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849038, #589038); }

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Questions

What color is #849038?: #849038 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849038?: The RGB value is 132, 144, 56: 132 red, 144 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849038?: The complementary color is #443890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849038?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.