What color is #869F73?

#869F73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869F73?

The RGB value is 134, 159, 115: 134 red, 159 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869F73?

The complementary color is #8C739F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869F73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869F73 color

#869F73 rgb(134, 159, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #869F73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 62.4% green and 45.1% blue (134, 159, 115).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#869F73 color codes

HEX	`#869F73`
RGB	`rgb(134, 159, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 62.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.59, -17.03, 20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.59, 26.39, 130.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.324, 31.102, 20.885)`
Decimal	`8822643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869F73, 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 #869F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #869F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869f73; }
.text { color: #869f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 159 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869f73, #739f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #869F73?: #869F73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869F73?: The RGB value is 134, 159, 115: 134 red, 159 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869F73?: The complementary color is #8C739F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869F73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.