What color is #879075?

#879075 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879075?

The RGB value is 135, 144, 117: 135 red, 144 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879075?

The complementary color is #7E7590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879075 color

#879075 rgb(135, 144, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #879075 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.5% green and 45.9% blue (135, 144, 117).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#879075 color codes

HEX	`#879075`
RGB	`rgb(135, 144, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -8.31, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 15.66, 122.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.175, 26.382, 20.697)`
Decimal	`8884341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879075, 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 #879075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #879075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879075; }
.text { color: #879075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 144 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879075, #799075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #879075?: #879075 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879075?: The RGB value is 135, 144, 117: 135 red, 144 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879075?: The complementary color is #7E7590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.