What color is #859A7B?

#859A7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859A7B?

The RGB value is 133, 154, 123: 133 red, 154 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859A7B?

The complementary color is #907B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859A7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859A7B color

#859A7B rgb(133, 154, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #859A7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.4% green and 48.2% blue (133, 154, 123).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#859A7B color codes

HEX	`#859A7B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 154, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -13.43, 13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 19.29, 134.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.803, 29.527, 23.128)`
Decimal	`8755835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859A7B, 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 #859A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #859A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859a7b; }
.text { color: #859a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 154 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859a7b, #7b9a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #859A7B?: #859A7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859A7B?: The RGB value is 133, 154, 123: 133 red, 154 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859A7B?: The complementary color is #907B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859A7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.