What color is #869E7E?

#869E7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869E7E?

The RGB value is 134, 158, 126: 134 red, 158 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869E7E?

The complementary color is #967E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869E7E color

#869E7E rgb(134, 158, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #869E7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 62% green and 49.4% blue (134, 158, 126).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#869E7E color codes

HEX	`#869E7E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 158, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 62%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.53, -14.66, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.53, 20.26, 136.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.823, 31.028, 24.363)`
Decimal	`8822398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869E7E, 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 #869E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #869E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869e7e; }
.text { color: #869e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 158 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869e7e, #7e9e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869E7E?: #869E7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869E7E?: The RGB value is 134, 158, 126: 134 red, 158 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869E7E?: The complementary color is #967E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.