What color is #849A65?

#849A65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849A65?

The RGB value is 132, 154, 101: 132 red, 154 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849A65?

The complementary color is #7B659A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849A65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849A65 color

#849A65 rgb(132, 154, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #849A65 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 60.4% green and 39.6% blue (132, 154, 101).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#849A65 color codes

HEX	`#849A65`
RGB	`rgb(132, 154, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 60.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, -17.33, 25.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 30.69, 124.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.42, 28.956, 16.665)`
Decimal	`8690277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849A65, 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 #849A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #849A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849a65; }
.text { color: #849a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 154 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849a65, #6a9a65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #849A65?: #849A65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849A65?: The RGB value is 132, 154, 101: 132 red, 154 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849A65?: The complementary color is #7B659A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849A65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.