What color is #868B74?

#868B74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868B74?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 116: 134 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868B74?

The complementary color is #79748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868B74 color

#868B74 rgb(134, 139, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #868B74 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 45.5% blue (134, 139, 116).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#868B74 color codes

HEX	`#868B74`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -6.12, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 13.2, 117.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.216, 24.795, 20.135)`
Decimal	`8817524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868B74, 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 #868B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #868B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868b74; }
.text { color: #868b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868b74, #7b8b74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868B74?: #868B74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868B74?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 116: 134 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868B74?: The complementary color is #79748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.