What color is #849578?

#849578 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849578?

The RGB value is 132, 149, 120: 132 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849578?

The complementary color is #897895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849578 color

#849578 rgb(132, 149, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #849578 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58.4% green and 47.1% blue (132, 149, 120).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#849578 color codes

HEX	`#849578`
RGB	`rgb(132, 149, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -11.66, 13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 17.7, 131.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.653, 27.756, 21.877)`
Decimal	`8689016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849578, 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 #849578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #849578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849578; }
.text { color: #849578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 149 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849578, #78957a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #849578?: #849578 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849578?: The RGB value is 132, 149, 120: 132 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849578?: The complementary color is #897895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.