What color is #849E2E?

#849E2E is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849E2E?

The RGB value is 132, 158, 46: 132 red, 158 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849E2E?

The complementary color is #482E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849E2E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849E2E color

#849E2E rgb(132, 158, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #849E2E is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62% green and 18% blue (132, 158, 46).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 55% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Green Thumb (#779900), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#849E2E color codes

HEX	`#849E2E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 158, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 55%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 71%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 71%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, -24.97, 52.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 58.28, 115.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.236, 29.556, 7.118)`
Decimal	`8691246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849E2E, 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 #849E2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#849E2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #849E2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849e2e; }
.text { color: #849e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849e2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 158 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849e2e, #4c9e2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #849E2E?: #849E2E is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849E2E?: The RGB value is 132, 158, 46: 132 red, 158 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849E2E?: The complementary color is #482E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849E2E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.