What color is #869679?

#869679 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869679?

The RGB value is 134, 150, 121: 134 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869679?

The complementary color is #897996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869679 color

#869679 rgb(134, 150, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #869679 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.8% green and 47.5% blue (134, 150, 121).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#869679 color codes

HEX	`#869679`
RGB	`rgb(134, 150, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -11.27, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 17.52, 130.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.188, 28.261, 22.266)`
Decimal	`8820345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869679, 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 #869679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#869679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #869679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869679; }
.text { color: #869679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 150 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869679, #79967a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869679?: #869679 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869679?: The RGB value is 134, 150, 121: 134 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869679?: The complementary color is #897996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.