What color is #859079?

#859079 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859079?

The RGB value is 133, 144, 121: 133 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859079?

The complementary color is #847990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859079 color

#859079 rgb(133, 144, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #859079 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (133, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#859079 color codes

HEX	`#859079`
RGB	`rgb(133, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, -8.39, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 13.75, 127.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.097, 26.313, 21.948)`
Decimal	`8753273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859079, 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 #859079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #859079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859079; }
.text { color: #859079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859079, #7a9079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859079?: #859079 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859079?: The RGB value is 133, 144, 121: 133 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859079?: The complementary color is #847990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.