What color is #859E78?

#859E78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859E78?

The RGB value is 133, 158, 120: 133 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859E78?

The complementary color is #91789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859E78 color

#859E78 rgb(133, 158, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #859E78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62% green and 47.1% blue (133, 158, 120).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#859E78 color codes

HEX	`#859E78`
RGB	`rgb(133, 158, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -16.06, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 23.41, 133.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.289, 30.796, 22.378)`
Decimal	`8756856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859E78, 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 #859E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #859E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859e78; }
.text { color: #859e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 158 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859e78, #789e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #859E78?: #859E78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859E78?: The RGB value is 133, 158, 120: 133 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859E78?: The complementary color is #91789E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.