What color is #849562?

#849562 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 #849562?

The RGB value is 132, 149, 98: 132 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849562?

The complementary color is #736295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849562 color

#849562 rgb(132, 149, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #849562 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58.4% green and 38.4% blue (132, 149, 98).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#849562 color codes

HEX	`#849562`
RGB	`rgb(132, 149, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, -15.13, 24.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 29.21, 121.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.468, 27.282, 15.635)`
Decimal	`8688994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849562, 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 #849562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #849562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849562; }
.text { color: #849562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 149 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849562, #6b9562); }

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Questions

What color is #849562?: #849562 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 #849562?: The RGB value is 132, 149, 98: 132 red, 149 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849562?: The complementary color is #736295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.