What color is #869C76?

#869C76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869C76?

The RGB value is 134, 156, 118: 134 red, 156 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869C76?

The complementary color is #8C769C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869C76 color

#869C76 rgb(134, 156, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #869C76 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 61.2% green and 46.3% blue (134, 156, 118).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#869C76 color codes

HEX	`#869C76`
RGB	`rgb(134, 156, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 61.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.79, -14.97, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.79, 22.95, 130.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.989, 30.153, 21.64)`
Decimal	`8821878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869C76, 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 #869C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #869C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869c76; }
.text { color: #869c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 156 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869c76, #769c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869C76?: #869C76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869C76?: The RGB value is 134, 156, 118: 134 red, 156 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869C76?: The complementary color is #8C769C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.