What color is #879377?

#879377 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 #879377?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 119: 135 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879377?

The complementary color is #837793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879377 color

#879377 rgb(135, 147, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #879377 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 46.7% blue (135, 147, 119).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% 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 6.47:1).

#879377 color codes

HEX	`#879377`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, -9.61, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 16.49, 125.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.755, 27.35, 21.477)`
Decimal	`8885111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879377, 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 #879377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #879377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879377; }
.text { color: #879377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879377, #799377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #879377?: #879377 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 #879377?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 119: 135 red, 147 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879377?: The complementary color is #837793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.