What color is #879370?

#879370 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879370?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 112: 135 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879370?

The complementary color is #7C7093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879370 color

#879370 rgb(135, 147, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #879370 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 43.9% blue (135, 147, 112).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#879370 color codes

HEX	`#879370`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, -10.77, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 20.23, 122.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.35, 27.188, 19.344)`
Decimal	`8885104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879370, 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 #879370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #879370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879370; }
.text { color: #879370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879370, #769370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #879370?: #879370 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879370?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 112: 135 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879370?: The complementary color is #7C7093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.