What color is #879680?

#879680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879680?

The RGB value is 135, 150, 128: 135 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879680?

The complementary color is #8F8096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879680 color

#879680 rgb(135, 150, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #879680 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.8% green and 50.2% blue (135, 150, 128).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#879680 color codes

HEX	`#879680`
RGB	`rgb(135, 150, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -9.65, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 13.76, 134.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.794, 28.522, 24.617)`
Decimal	`8885888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879680, 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 #879680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #879680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879680; }
.text { color: #879680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 150 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879680, #809684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879680?: #879680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879680?: The RGB value is 135, 150, 128: 135 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879680?: The complementary color is #8F8096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.