What color is #859B68?

#859B68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859B68?

The RGB value is 133, 155, 104: 133 red, 155 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859B68?

The complementary color is #7E689B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859B68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859B68 color

#859B68 rgb(133, 155, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #859B68 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60.8% green and 40.8% blue (133, 155, 104).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#859B68 color codes

HEX	`#859B68`
RGB	`rgb(133, 155, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 33%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, -17.02, 24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 29.63, 125.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.893, 29.429, 17.516)`
Decimal	`8756072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859B68, 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 #859B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #859B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859b68; }
.text { color: #859b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 155 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859b68, #6c9b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #859B68?: #859B68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859B68?: The RGB value is 133, 155, 104: 133 red, 155 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859B68?: The complementary color is #7E689B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859B68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.