What color is #849985?

#849985 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 #849985?

The RGB value is 132, 153, 133: 132 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849985?

The complementary color is #998498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849985 color

#849985 rgb(132, 153, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #849985 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60% green and 52.2% blue (132, 153, 133).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#849985 color codes

HEX	`#849985`
RGB	`rgb(132, 153, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, -11.44, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 13.98, 144.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.14, 29.381, 26.532)`
Decimal	`8690053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849985, 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 #849985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #849985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849985; }
.text { color: #849985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 153 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849985, #849990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #849985?: #849985 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 #849985?: The RGB value is 132, 153, 133: 132 red, 153 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849985?: The complementary color is #998498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.