What color is #879966?

#879966 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879966?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 102: 135 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879966?

The complementary color is #786699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879966 color

#879966 rgb(135, 153, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #879966 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 40% blue (135, 153, 102).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#879966 color codes

HEX	`#879966`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.69, -15.48, 24.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.69, 29.2, 122.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.781, 28.893, 16.892)`
Decimal	`8886630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879966, 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 #879966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #879966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879966; }
.text { color: #879966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879966, #6e9966); }

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Questions

What color is #879966?: #879966 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879966?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 102: 135 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879966?: The complementary color is #786699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.