What color is #859235?

#859235 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859235?

The RGB value is 133, 146, 53: 133 red, 146 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859235?

The complementary color is #423592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859235?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859235 color

#859235 rgb(133, 146, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #859235 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 57.3% green and 20.8% blue (133, 146, 53).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#859235 color codes

HEX	`#859235`
RGB	`rgb(133, 146, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 57.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 64%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 64%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, -18, 46.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 49.59, 111.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.595, 25.802, 7.263)`
Decimal	`8753717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859235, 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 #859235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #859235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859235; }
.text { color: #859235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 146 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859235, #579235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #859235?: #859235 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859235?: The RGB value is 133, 146, 53: 133 red, 146 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859235?: The complementary color is #423592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859235?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.