What color is #869377?

#869377 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 #869377?

The RGB value is 134, 147, 119: 134 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869377?

The complementary color is #847793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869377 color

#869377 rgb(134, 147, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #869377 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 57.6% green and 46.7% blue (134, 147, 119).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#869377 color codes

HEX	`#869377`
RGB	`rgb(134, 147, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 57.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, -9.99, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 16.62, 126.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.595, 27.268, 21.469)`
Decimal	`8819575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869377, 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 #869377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #869377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869377; }
.text { color: #869377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 147 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869377, #789377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #869377?: #869377 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 #869377?: The RGB value is 134, 147, 119: 134 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869377?: The complementary color is #847793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.