What color is #879974?

#879974 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 #879974?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 116: 135 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879974?

The complementary color is #867499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879974 color

#879974 rgb(135, 153, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #879974 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 45.5% blue (135, 153, 116).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#879974 color codes

HEX	`#879974`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, -13.33, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 21.9, 127.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.535, 29.194, 20.862)`
Decimal	`8886644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879974, 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 #879974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #879974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879974; }
.text { color: #879974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879974, #759974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #879974?: #879974 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 #879974?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 116: 135 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879974?: The complementary color is #867499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.