What color is #849868?

#849868 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 #849868?

The RGB value is 132, 152, 104: 132 red, 152 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849868?

The complementary color is #7C6898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849868?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849868 color

#849868 rgb(132, 152, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #849868 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.6% green and 40.8% blue (132, 152, 104).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#849868 color codes

HEX	`#849868`
RGB	`rgb(132, 152, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, -15.84, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 27.92, 124.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.242, 28.361, 17.344)`
Decimal	`8689768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849868, 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 #849868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #849868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849868; }
.text { color: #849868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 152 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849868, #6c9868); }

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Questions

What color is #849868?: #849868 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 #849868?: The RGB value is 132, 152, 104: 132 red, 152 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849868?: The complementary color is #7C6898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849868?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.