What color is #84905A?

#84905A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84905A?

The RGB value is 132, 144, 90: 132 red, 144 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84905A?

The complementary color is #665A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84905A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84905A color

#84905A rgb(132, 144, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #84905A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green and 35.3% blue (132, 144, 90).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#84905A color codes

HEX	`#84905A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 144, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, -13.57, 27.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 30.47, 116.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.334, 25.59, 13.486)`
Decimal	`8687706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84905A, 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 #84905A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84905A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #84905A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84905a; }
.text { color: #84905a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84905a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 144 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84905a, #69905a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84905A?: #84905A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84905A?: The RGB value is 132, 144, 90: 132 red, 144 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84905A?: The complementary color is #665A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84905A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.