What color is #849066?

#849066 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 #849066?

The RGB value is 132, 144, 102: 132 red, 144 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849066?

The complementary color is #726690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849066 color

#849066 rgb(132, 144, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #849066 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green and 40% blue (132, 144, 102).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#849066 color codes

HEX	`#849066`
RGB	`rgb(132, 144, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, -11.88, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 24.07, 119.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.887, 25.811, 16.397)`
Decimal	`8687718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849066, 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 #849066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #849066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849066; }
.text { color: #849066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 144 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849066, #6f9066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #849066?: #849066 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 #849066?: The RGB value is 132, 144, 102: 132 red, 144 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849066?: The complementary color is #726690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.