What color is #84985C?

#84985C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84985C?

The RGB value is 132, 152, 92: 132 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84985C?

The complementary color is #705C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84985C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84985C color

#84985C rgb(132, 152, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #84985C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.6% green and 36.1% blue (132, 152, 92).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#84985C color codes

HEX	`#84985C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 152, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -17.52, 29.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 34.1, 120.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.676, 28.135, 14.359)`
Decimal	`8689756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84985C, 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 #84985C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84985C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #84985C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84985c; }
.text { color: #84985c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84985c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 152 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84985c, #66985c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84985C?: #84985C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84985C?: The RGB value is 132, 152, 92: 132 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84985C?: The complementary color is #705C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84985C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.