What color is #879675?

#879675 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 #879675?

The RGB value is 135, 150, 117: 135 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879675?

The complementary color is #847596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879675?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879675 color

#879675 rgb(135, 150, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #879675 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.8% green and 45.9% blue (135, 150, 117).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#879675 color codes

HEX	`#879675`
RGB	`rgb(135, 150, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, -11.56, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 19.47, 126.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.108, 28.248, 21.008)`
Decimal	`8885877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879675, 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 #879675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #879675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879675; }
.text { color: #879675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 150 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879675, #779675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #879675?: #879675 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 #879675?: The RGB value is 135, 150, 117: 135 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879675?: The complementary color is #847596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879675?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.