What color is #849362?

#849362 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 #849362?

The RGB value is 132, 147, 98: 132 red, 147 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849362?

The complementary color is #716293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849362 color

#849362 rgb(132, 147, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #849362 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 57.6% green and 38.4% blue (132, 147, 98).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#849362 color codes

HEX	`#849362`
RGB	`rgb(132, 147, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 57.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.65, -14.07, 24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.65, 28.01, 120.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.154, 26.655, 15.531)`
Decimal	`8688482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849362, 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 #849362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #849362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849362; }
.text { color: #849362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 147 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849362, #6c9362); }

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Questions

What color is #849362?: #849362 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 #849362?: The RGB value is 132, 147, 98: 132 red, 147 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849362?: The complementary color is #716293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.