What color is #849579?

#849579 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849579?

The RGB value is 132, 149, 121: 132 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849579?

The complementary color is #8A7995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849579 color

#849579 rgb(132, 149, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #849579 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58.4% green and 47.5% blue (132, 149, 121).

Its hue angle is 96°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#849579 color codes

HEX	`#849579`
RGB	`rgb(132, 149, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -11.48, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 17.19, 131.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.714, 27.781, 22.198)`
Decimal	`8689017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849579, 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 #849579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #849579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849579; }
.text { color: #849579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 149 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849579, #79957c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #849579?: #849579 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849579?: The RGB value is 132, 149, 121: 132 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849579?: The complementary color is #8A7995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.