What color is #849E5D?

#849E5D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849E5D?

The RGB value is 132, 158, 93: 132 red, 158 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849E5D?

The complementary color is #775D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849E5D color

#849E5D rgb(132, 158, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #849E5D is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62% green and 36.5% blue (132, 158, 93).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#849E5D color codes

HEX	`#849E5D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 158, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -20.48, 30.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 37.15, 123.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.718, 30.149, 14.924)`
Decimal	`8691293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849E5D, 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 #849E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #849E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849e5d; }
.text { color: #849e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 158 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849e5d, #649e5d); }

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Questions

What color is #849E5D?: #849E5D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849E5D?: The RGB value is 132, 158, 93: 132 red, 158 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849E5D?: The complementary color is #775D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.