What color is #84924C?

#84924C is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84924C?

The RGB value is 132, 146, 76: 132 red, 146 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84924C?

The complementary color is #5A4C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84924C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84924C color

#84924C rgb(132, 146, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #84924C is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 57.3% green and 29.8% blue (132, 146, 76).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#84924C color codes

HEX	`#84924C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 146, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 57.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, -16.32, 35.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 38.81, 114.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.099, 25.985, 10.74)`
Decimal	`8688204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84924C, 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 #84924C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84924C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #84924C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84924c; }
.text { color: #84924c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84924c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 146 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84924c, #61924c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84924C?: #84924C is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84924C?: The RGB value is 132, 146, 76: 132 red, 146 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84924C?: The complementary color is #5A4C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84924C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.