What color is #849E68?

#849E68 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 #849E68?

The RGB value is 132, 158, 104: 132 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849E68?

The complementary color is #82689E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849E68 color

#849E68 rgb(132, 158, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #849E68 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62% green and 40.8% blue (132, 158, 104).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#849E68 color codes

HEX	`#849E68`
RGB	`rgb(132, 158, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, -18.96, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 31.63, 126.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.241, 30.358, 17.677)`
Decimal	`8691304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849E68, 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 #849E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #849E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849e68; }
.text { color: #849e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 158 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849e68, #699e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #849E68?: #849E68 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 #849E68?: The RGB value is 132, 158, 104: 132 red, 158 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849E68?: The complementary color is #82689E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.