What color is #859469?

#859469 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859469?

The RGB value is 133, 148, 105: 133 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859469?

The complementary color is #786994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859469 color

#859469 rgb(133, 148, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #859469 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58% green and 41.2% blue (133, 148, 105).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#859469 color codes

HEX	`#859469`
RGB	`rgb(133, 148, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, -13.18, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 24.8, 122.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.812, 27.186, 17.408)`
Decimal	`8754281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859469, 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 #859469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #859469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859469; }
.text { color: #859469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 148 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859469, #6f9469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #859469?: #859469 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859469?: The RGB value is 133, 148, 105: 133 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859469?: The complementary color is #786994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.