What color is #859884?

#859884 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859884?

The RGB value is 133, 152, 132: 133 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859884?

The complementary color is #978498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859884 color

#859884 rgb(133, 152, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #859884 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.6% green and 51.8% blue (133, 152, 132).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#859884 color codes

HEX	`#859884`
RGB	`rgb(133, 152, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, -10.73, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 13.55, 142.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.065, 29.109, 26.123)`
Decimal	`8755332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859884, 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 #859884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #859884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859884; }
.text { color: #859884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 152 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859884, #84988d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #859884?: #859884 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859884?: The RGB value is 133, 152, 132: 133 red, 152 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859884?: The complementary color is #978498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.