What color is #849982?

#849982 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 #849982?

The RGB value is 132, 153, 130: 132 red, 153 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849982?

The complementary color is #978299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849982 color

#849982 rgb(132, 153, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #849982 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60% green and 51% blue (132, 153, 130).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#849982 color codes

HEX	`#849982`
RGB	`rgb(132, 153, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.04, -12.01, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.04, 15.39, 141.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.935, 29.299, 25.456)`
Decimal	`8690050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849982, 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 #849982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #849982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849982; }
.text { color: #849982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 153 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849982, #82998b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #849982?: #849982 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 #849982?: The RGB value is 132, 153, 130: 132 red, 153 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849982?: The complementary color is #978299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.