What color is #859149?

#859149 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859149?

The RGB value is 133, 145, 73: 133 red, 145 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859149?

The complementary color is #554991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859149?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859149 color

#859149 rgb(133, 145, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #859149 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.9% green and 28.6% blue (133, 145, 73).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#859149 color codes

HEX	`#859149`
RGB	`rgb(133, 145, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 50%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, -15.69, 36.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 39.71, 113.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.001, 25.719, 10.16)`
Decimal	`8753481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859149, 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 #859149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #859149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859149; }
.text { color: #859149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 145 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859149, #619149); }

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Questions

What color is #859149?: #859149 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859149?: The RGB value is 133, 145, 73: 133 red, 145 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859149?: The complementary color is #554991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859149?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.