What color is #839278?

#839278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839278?

The RGB value is 131, 146, 120: 131 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839278?

The complementary color is #877892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839278 color

#839278 rgb(131, 146, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #839278 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.3% green and 47.1% blue (131, 146, 120).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#839278 color codes

HEX	`#839278`
RGB	`rgb(131, 146, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, -10.41, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 15.89, 130.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.029, 26.739, 21.714)`
Decimal	`8622712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839278, 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 #839278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #839278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839278; }
.text { color: #839278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 146 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839278, #78927a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #839278?: #839278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839278?: The RGB value is 131, 146, 120: 131 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839278?: The complementary color is #877892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.