What color is #84916E?

#84916E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84916E?

The RGB value is 132, 145, 110: 132 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84916E?

The complementary color is #7B6E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84916E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84916E color

#84916E rgb(132, 145, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #84916E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 56.9% green and 43.1% blue (132, 145, 110).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#84916E color codes

HEX	`#84916E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 145, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 56.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, -11.18, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 20.4, 123.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.455, 26.282, 18.639)`
Decimal	`8687982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84916E, 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 #84916E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84916E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #84916E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84916e; }
.text { color: #84916e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84916e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 145 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84916e, #73916e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #84916E?: #84916E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84916E?: The RGB value is 132, 145, 110: 132 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84916E?: The complementary color is #7B6E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84916E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.