What color is #839973?

#839973 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839973?

The RGB value is 131, 153, 115: 131 red, 153 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839973?

The complementary color is #897399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839973 color

#839973 rgb(131, 153, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #839973 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60% green and 45.1% blue (131, 153, 115).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#839973 color codes

HEX	`#839973`
RGB	`rgb(131, 153, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -15.02, 17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 23.03, 130.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.845, 28.845, 20.528)`
Decimal	`8624499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839973, 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 #839973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #839973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839973; }
.text { color: #839973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 153 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839973, #739976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #839973?: #839973 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839973?: The RGB value is 131, 153, 115: 131 red, 153 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839973?: The complementary color is #897399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.