What color is #849F8B?

#849F8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849F8B?

The RGB value is 132, 159, 139: 132 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849F8B?

The complementary color is #9F8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849F8B color

#849F8B rgb(132, 159, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #849F8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62.4% green and 54.5% blue (132, 159, 139).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#849F8B color codes

HEX	`#849F8B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 159, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, -13.5, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 15.36, 151.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.573, 31.565, 29.114)`
Decimal	`8691595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849F8B, 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 #849F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #849F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849f8b; }
.text { color: #849f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 159 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849f8b, #849f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #849F8B?: #849F8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849F8B?: The RGB value is 132, 159, 139: 132 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849F8B?: The complementary color is #9F8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.