What color is #859472?

#859472 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 #859472?

The RGB value is 133, 148, 114: 133 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859472?

The complementary color is #817294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859472 color

#859472 rgb(133, 148, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #859472 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58% green and 44.7% blue (133, 148, 114).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#859472 color codes

HEX	`#859472`
RGB	`rgb(133, 148, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.33, -11.75, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.33, 20.04, 125.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.3, 27.381, 19.974)`
Decimal	`8754290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859472, 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 #859472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #859472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859472; }
.text { color: #859472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 148 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859472, #749472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #859472?: #859472 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 #859472?: The RGB value is 133, 148, 114: 133 red, 148 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859472?: The complementary color is #817294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.