What color is #868946?

#868946 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868946?

The RGB value is 134, 137, 70: 134 red, 137 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868946?

The complementary color is #494689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868946?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868946 color

#868946 rgb(134, 137, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868946 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 53.7% green and 27.5% blue (134, 137, 70).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#868946 color codes

HEX	`#868946`
RGB	`rgb(134, 137, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 53.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 49%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 49%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, -11.31, 35.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 37.05, 107.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.883, 23.402, 9.263)`
Decimal	`8816966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868946, 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 #868946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #868946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868946; }
.text { color: #868946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 137 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868946, #648946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #868946?: #868946 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868946?: The RGB value is 134, 137, 70: 134 red, 137 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868946?: The complementary color is #494689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868946?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.