What color is #849782?

#849782 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849782?

The RGB value is 132, 151, 130: 132 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849782?

The complementary color is #958297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849782 color

#849782 rgb(132, 151, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #849782 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.2% green and 51% blue (132, 151, 130).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#849782 color codes

HEX	`#849782`
RGB	`rgb(132, 151, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, -10.93, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 14.04, 141.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.611, 28.65, 25.348)`
Decimal	`8689538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849782, 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 #849782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #849782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849782; }
.text { color: #849782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 151 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849782, #82978a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #849782?: #849782 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849782?: The RGB value is 132, 151, 130: 132 red, 151 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849782?: The complementary color is #958297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.