What color is #839279?

#839279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839279?

The RGB value is 131, 146, 121: 131 red, 146 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839279?

The complementary color is #887992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839279?

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.

#839279 color

#839279 rgb(131, 146, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #839279 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.3% green and 47.5% blue (131, 146, 121).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#839279 color codes

HEX	`#839279`
RGB	`rgb(131, 146, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, -10.24, 11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 15.37, 131.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.09, 26.763, 22.035)`
Decimal	`8622713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839279, 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 #839279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839279 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 #839279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839279; }
.text { color: #839279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 146 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839279, #79927b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #839279?: #839279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839279?: The RGB value is 131, 146, 121: 131 red, 146 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839279?: The complementary color is #887992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839279?: 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.