What color is #868E65?

#868E65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868E65?

The RGB value is 134, 142, 101: 134 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868E65?

The complementary color is #6D658E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868E65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868E65 color

#868E65 rgb(134, 142, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #868E65 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 55.7% green and 39.6% blue (134, 142, 101).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#868E65 color codes

HEX	`#868E65`
RGB	`rgb(134, 142, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 55.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.42, -10.15, 20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.42, 23.26, 115.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.853, 25.354, 16.052)`
Decimal	`8818277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868E65, 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 #868E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #868E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868e65; }
.text { color: #868e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 142 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868e65, #728e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #868E65?: #868E65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868E65?: The RGB value is 134, 142, 101: 134 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868E65?: The complementary color is #6D658E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868E65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.