What color is #84976B?

#84976B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84976B?

The RGB value is 132, 151, 107: 132 red, 151 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84976B?

The complementary color is #7E6B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84976B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84976B color

#84976B rgb(132, 151, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #84976B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.2% green and 42% blue (132, 151, 107).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#84976B color codes

HEX	`#84976B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 151, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -14.86, 21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 25.74, 125.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.236, 28.1, 18.107)`
Decimal	`8689515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84976B, 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 #84976B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84976B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #84976B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84976b; }
.text { color: #84976b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84976b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 151 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84976b, #6e976b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #84976B?: #84976B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84976B?: The RGB value is 132, 151, 107: 132 red, 151 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84976B?: The complementary color is #7E6B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84976B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.