What color is #859784?

#859784 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859784?

The RGB value is 133, 151, 132: 133 red, 151 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859784?

The complementary color is #968497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859784 color

#859784 rgb(133, 151, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #859784 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.2% green and 51.8% blue (133, 151, 132).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#859784 color codes

HEX	`#859784`
RGB	`rgb(133, 151, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.59, -10.19, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.59, 12.87, 142.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.903, 28.785, 26.069)`
Decimal	`8755076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859784, 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 #859784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #859784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859784; }
.text { color: #859784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 151 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859784, #84978d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859784?: #859784 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859784?: The RGB value is 133, 151, 132: 133 red, 151 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859784?: The complementary color is #968497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.