What color is #839979?

#839979 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839979?

The RGB value is 131, 153, 121: 131 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839979?

The complementary color is #8F7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839979 color

#839979 rgb(131, 153, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #839979 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60% green and 47.5% blue (131, 153, 121).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#839979 color codes

HEX	`#839979`
RGB	`rgb(131, 153, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.77, -14, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.77, 20, 134.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.202, 28.988, 22.406)`
Decimal	`8624505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839979, 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 #839979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#839979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #839979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839979; }
.text { color: #839979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 153 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839979, #79997f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #839979?: #839979 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839979?: The RGB value is 131, 153, 121: 131 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839979?: The complementary color is #8F7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.