What color is #859C67?

#859C67 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 #859C67?

The RGB value is 133, 156, 103: 133 red, 156 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859C67?

The complementary color is #7E679C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859C67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859C67 color

#859C67 rgb(133, 156, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #859C67 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green and 40.4% blue (133, 156, 103).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#859C67 color codes

HEX	`#859C67`
RGB	`rgb(133, 156, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 61.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, -17.69, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 30.76, 125.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.009, 29.743, 17.305)`
Decimal	`8756327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859C67, 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 #859C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#859C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #859C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859c67; }
.text { color: #859c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 156 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859c67, #6a9c67); }

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Questions

What color is #859C67?: #859C67 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 #859C67?: The RGB value is 133, 156, 103: 133 red, 156 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859C67?: The complementary color is #7E679C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859C67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.