What color is #869C81?

#869C81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869C81?

The RGB value is 134, 156, 129: 134 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869C81?

The complementary color is #97819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869C81 color

#869C81 rgb(134, 156, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #869C81 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 61.2% green and 50.6% blue (134, 156, 129).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#869C81 color codes

HEX	`#869C81`
RGB	`rgb(134, 156, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 61.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.02, -13.06, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.02, 17.46, 138.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.682, 30.43, 25.285)`
Decimal	`8821889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869C81, 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 #869C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #869C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869c81; }
.text { color: #869c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 156 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869c81, #819c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869C81?: #869C81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869C81?: The RGB value is 134, 156, 129: 134 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869C81?: The complementary color is #97819C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.