What color is #859764?

#859764 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 #859764?

The RGB value is 133, 151, 100: 133 red, 151 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859764?

The complementary color is #766497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859764?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859764 color

#859764 rgb(133, 151, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #859764 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.2% green and 39.2% blue (133, 151, 100).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#859764 color codes

HEX	`#859764`
RGB	`rgb(133, 151, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 34%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.92, -15.51, 24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.92, 29.26, 122)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.04, 28.04, 16.253)`
Decimal	`8755044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859764, 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 #859764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #859764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859764; }
.text { color: #859764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 151 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859764, #6c9764); }

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Questions

What color is #859764?: #859764 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 #859764?: The RGB value is 133, 151, 100: 133 red, 151 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859764?: The complementary color is #766497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859764?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.