What color is #859772?

#859772 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 #859772?

The RGB value is 133, 151, 114: 133 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859772?

The complementary color is #847297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859772 color

#859772 rgb(133, 151, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #859772 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.2% green and 44.7% blue (133, 151, 114).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#859772 color codes

HEX	`#859772`
RGB	`rgb(133, 151, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, -13.36, 17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 21.95, 127.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.776, 28.334, 20.133)`
Decimal	`8755058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859772, 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 #859772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #859772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859772; }
.text { color: #859772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 151 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859772, #739772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #859772?: #859772 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 #859772?: The RGB value is 133, 151, 114: 133 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859772?: The complementary color is #847297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.