What color is #859A63?

#859A63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859A63?

The RGB value is 133, 154, 99: 133 red, 154 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859A63?

The complementary color is #78639A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859A63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859A63 color

#859A63 rgb(133, 154, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #859A63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.4% green and 38.8% blue (133, 154, 99).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#859A63 color codes

HEX	`#859A63`
RGB	`rgb(133, 154, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 36%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, -17.22, 26.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 31.59, 123.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.48, 28.998, 16.162)`
Decimal	`8755811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859A63, 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 #859A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #859A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859a63; }
.text { color: #859a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 154 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859a63, #6a9a63); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #859A63?: #859A63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859A63?: The RGB value is 133, 154, 99: 133 red, 154 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859A63?: The complementary color is #78639A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859A63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.