What color is #849672?

#849672 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849672?

The RGB value is 132, 150, 114: 132 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849672?

The complementary color is #847296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849672 color

#849672 rgb(132, 150, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #849672 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 58.8% green and 44.7% blue (132, 150, 114).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#849672 color codes

HEX	`#849672`
RGB	`rgb(132, 150, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 58.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.83, -13.21, 16.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.83, 21.46, 127.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.459, 27.933, 20.072)`
Decimal	`8689266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849672, 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 #849672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #849672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849672; }
.text { color: #849672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 150 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849672, #729672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #849672?: #849672 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849672?: The RGB value is 132, 150, 114: 132 red, 150 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849672?: The complementary color is #847296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.