What color is #839C6D?

#839C6D is a grayish green known as Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sleepy Hollow?

The RGB value is 131, 156, 109: 131 red, 156 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sleepy Hollow?

The complementary color is #866D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839C6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sleepy Hollow color: hex code #839C6D

#839C6D rgb(131, 156, 109)

Shades of green

Sleepy Hollow has the hex code #839C6D. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 61.2% green and 42.7% blue (131, 156, 109).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D) color codes

HEX	`#839C6D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 156, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 61.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, -17.55, 21.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 28, 128.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.008, 29.706, 18.934)`
Decimal	`8625261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sleepy Hollow, 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 #839C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #839C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839c6d; }
.text { color: #839c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 156 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839c6d, #6d9c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #839C6D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #839C6D?: #839C6D is a grayish green known as Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sleepy Hollow?: The RGB value is 131, 156, 109: 131 red, 156 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sleepy Hollow?: The complementary color is #866D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839C6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.