What color is #859953?

#859953 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859953?

The RGB value is 133, 153, 83: 133 red, 153 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859953?

The complementary color is #675399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859953?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859953 color

#859953 rgb(133, 153, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #859953 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60% green and 32.5% blue (133, 153, 83).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#859953 color codes

HEX	`#859953`
RGB	`rgb(133, 153, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 46%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 46%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, -18.75, 34.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 39.12, 118.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.625, 28.394, 12.47)`
Decimal	`8755539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859953, 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 #859953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #859953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859953; }
.text { color: #859953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 153 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859953, #629953); }

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Questions

What color is #859953?: #859953 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859953?: The RGB value is 133, 153, 83: 133 red, 153 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859953?: The complementary color is #675399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859953?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.