What color is #869372?

#869372 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869372?

The RGB value is 134, 147, 114: 134 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869372?

The complementary color is #7F7293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869372 color

#869372 rgb(134, 147, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #869372 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.6% green and 44.7% blue (134, 147, 114).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#869372 color codes

HEX	`#869372`
RGB	`rgb(134, 147, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, -10.83, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 19.28, 124.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.302, 27.151, 19.929)`
Decimal	`8819570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869372, 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 #869372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #869372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869372; }
.text { color: #869372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 147 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869372, #769372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #869372?: #869372 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869372?: The RGB value is 134, 147, 114: 134 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869372?: The complementary color is #7F7293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.