What color is #84998D?

#84998D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84998D?

The RGB value is 132, 153, 141: 132 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84998D?

The complementary color is #998490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84998D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84998D color

#84998D rgb(132, 153, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84998D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60% green and 55.3% blue (132, 153, 141).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#84998D color codes

HEX	`#84998D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 153, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, -9.88, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 10.59, 158.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.714, 29.611, 29.555)`
Decimal	`8690061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84998D, 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 #84998D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84998D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #84998D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84998d; }
.text { color: #84998d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84998d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 153 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84998d, #849998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84998D?: #84998D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84998D?: The RGB value is 132, 153, 141: 132 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84998D?: The complementary color is #998490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84998D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.