What color is #859938?

#859938 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859938?

The RGB value is 133, 153, 56: 133 red, 153 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859938?

The complementary color is #4C3899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859938?

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.

#859938 color

#859938 rgb(133, 153, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #859938 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60% green and 22% blue (133, 153, 56).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 46% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#859938 color codes

HEX	`#859938`
RGB	`rgb(133, 153, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 46%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 63%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 63%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, -21.36, 47.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 51.75, 114.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.778, 28.055, 8.008)`
Decimal	`8755512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859938, 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 #859938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859938 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 #859938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859938; }
.text { color: #859938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 153 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859938, #549938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #859938?: #859938 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859938?: The RGB value is 133, 153, 56: 133 red, 153 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859938?: The complementary color is #4C3899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859938?: 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.