What color is #879576?

#879576 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 #879576?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 118: 135 red, 149 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879576?

The complementary color is #847695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879576 color

#879576 rgb(135, 149, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #879576 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 46.3% blue (135, 149, 118).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#879576 color codes

HEX	`#879576`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.85, -10.86, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.85, 18.3, 126.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.009, 27.954, 21.267)`
Decimal	`8885622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879576, 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 #879576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #879576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879576; }
.text { color: #879576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879576, #779576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #879576?: #879576 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 #879576?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 118: 135 red, 149 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879576?: The complementary color is #847695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.