What color is #879878?

#879878 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879878?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 120: 135 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879878?

The complementary color is #897898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879878 color

#879878 rgb(135, 152, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #879878 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 47.1% blue (135, 152, 120).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#879878 color codes

HEX	`#879878`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -12.13, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 19.18, 129.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.61, 28.963, 22.06)`
Decimal	`8886392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879878, 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 #879878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #879878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879878; }
.text { color: #879878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879878, #789879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #879878?: #879878 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879878?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 120: 135 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879878?: The complementary color is #897898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.