What color is #859977?

#859977 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859977?

The RGB value is 133, 153, 119: 133 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859977?

The complementary color is #8B7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859977?

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.

#859977 color

#859977 rgb(133, 153, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #859977 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60% green and 46.7% blue (133, 153, 119).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#859977 color codes

HEX	`#859977`
RGB	`rgb(133, 153, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, -13.59, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 20.66, 131.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.393, 29.101, 21.781)`
Decimal	`8755575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859977, 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 #859977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859977 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 #859977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859977; }
.text { color: #859977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 153 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859977, #77997a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #859977?: #859977 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859977?: The RGB value is 133, 153, 119: 133 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859977?: The complementary color is #8B7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859977?: 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.