What color is #84997E?

#84997E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84997E?

The RGB value is 132, 153, 126: 132 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84997E?

The complementary color is #937E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84997E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84997E color

#84997E rgb(132, 153, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #84997E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60% green and 49.4% blue (132, 153, 126).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#84997E color codes

HEX	`#84997E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 153, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, -12.74, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 17.33, 137.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.672, 29.194, 24.07)`
Decimal	`8690046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84997E, 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 #84997E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84997E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #84997E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84997e; }
.text { color: #84997e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84997e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 153 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84997e, #7e9986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84997E?: #84997E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84997E?: The RGB value is 132, 153, 126: 132 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84997E?: The complementary color is #937E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84997E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.