What color is #859271?

#859271 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859271?

The RGB value is 133, 146, 113: 133 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859271?

The complementary color is #7E7192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859271?

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.

#859271 color

#859271 rgb(133, 146, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #859271 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 57.3% green and 44.3% blue (133, 146, 113).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#859271 color codes

HEX	`#859271`
RGB	`rgb(133, 146, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 57.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, -10.84, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 19.3, 124.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.932, 26.736, 19.572)`
Decimal	`8753777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859271, 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 #859271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859271 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 #859271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859271; }
.text { color: #859271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 146 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859271, #759271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #859271?: #859271 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859271?: The RGB value is 133, 146, 113: 133 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859271?: The complementary color is #7E7192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859271?: 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.