What color is #868B4F?

#868B4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868B4F?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 79: 134 red, 139 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868B4F?

The complementary color is #544F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868B4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868B4F color

#868B4F rgb(134, 139, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868B4F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 31% blue (134, 139, 79).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#868B4F color codes

HEX	`#868B4F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 43%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -11.41, 31.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 33.41, 109.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.476, 24.098, 10.968)`
Decimal	`8817487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868B4F, 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 #868B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #868B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868b4f; }
.text { color: #868b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868b4f, #688b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #868B4F?: #868B4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868B4F?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 79: 134 red, 139 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868B4F?: The complementary color is #544F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868B4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.