What color is #868D59?

#868D59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868D59?

The RGB value is 134, 141, 89: 134 red, 141 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868D59?

The complementary color is #60598D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868D59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868D59 color

#868D59 rgb(134, 141, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #868D59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.3% green and 34.9% blue (134, 141, 89).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#868D59 color codes

HEX	`#868D59`
RGB	`rgb(134, 141, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, -11.27, 26.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 29.18, 112.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.16, 24.84, 13.129)`
Decimal	`8818009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868D59, 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 #868D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #868D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868d59; }
.text { color: #868d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 141 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868d59, #6c8d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #868D59?: #868D59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868D59?: The RGB value is 134, 141, 89: 134 red, 141 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868D59?: The complementary color is #60598D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868D59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.