What color is #868D79?

#868D79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868D79?

The RGB value is 134, 141, 121: 134 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868D79?

The complementary color is #80798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868D79 color

#868D79 rgb(134, 141, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #868D79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.3% green and 47.5% blue (134, 141, 121).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#868D79 color codes

HEX	`#868D79`
RGB	`rgb(134, 141, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.56, -6.36, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.56, 11.69, 122.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.807, 25.499, 21.806)`
Decimal	`8818041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868D79, 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 #868D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #868D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868d79; }
.text { color: #868d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 141 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868d79, #7c8d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #868D79?: #868D79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868D79?: The RGB value is 134, 141, 121: 134 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868D79?: The complementary color is #80798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.