What color is #879174?

#879174 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 #879174?

The RGB value is 135, 145, 116: 135 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879174?

The complementary color is #7E7491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879174 color

#879174 rgb(135, 145, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #879174 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 56.9% green and 45.5% blue (135, 145, 116).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#879174 color codes

HEX	`#879174`
RGB	`rgb(135, 145, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 56.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, -9.03, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 16.83, 122.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.269, 26.663, 20.44)`
Decimal	`8884596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879174, 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 #879174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #879174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879174; }
.text { color: #879174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 145 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879174, #799174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #879174?: #879174 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 #879174?: The RGB value is 135, 145, 116: 135 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879174?: The complementary color is #7E7491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.