What color is #859479?

#859479 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859479?

The RGB value is 133, 148, 121: 133 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859479?

The complementary color is #887994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859479 color

#859479 rgb(133, 148, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #859479 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58% green and 47.5% blue (133, 148, 121).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% 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 6.51:1).

#859479 color codes

HEX	`#859479`
RGB	`rgb(133, 148, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.48, -10.57, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.48, 16.37, 130.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.713, 27.547, 22.153)`
Decimal	`8754297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859479, 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 #859479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #859479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859479; }
.text { color: #859479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 148 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859479, #79947a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859479?: #859479 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859479?: The RGB value is 133, 148, 121: 133 red, 148 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859479?: The complementary color is #887994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.