What color is #869578?

#869578 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869578?

The RGB value is 134, 149, 120: 134 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869578?

The complementary color is #877895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869578 color

#869578 rgb(134, 149, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #869578 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.4% green and 47.1% blue (134, 149, 120).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#869578 color codes

HEX	`#869578`
RGB	`rgb(134, 149, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -10.9, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 17.39, 128.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.969, 27.919, 21.892)`
Decimal	`8820088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869578, 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 #869578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #869578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869578; }
.text { color: #869578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 149 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869578, #789579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869578?: #869578 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869578?: The RGB value is 134, 149, 120: 134 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869578?: The complementary color is #877895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.