What color is #879981?

#879981 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879981?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 129: 135 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879981?

The complementary color is #938199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879981 color

#879981 rgb(135, 153, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #879981 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 50.6% blue (135, 153, 129).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#879981 color codes

HEX	`#879981`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -11.09, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 15.27, 136.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.345, 29.518, 25.127)`
Decimal	`8886657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879981, 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 #879981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#879981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #879981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879981; }
.text { color: #879981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879981, #819987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #879981?: #879981 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879981?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 129: 135 red, 153 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879981?: The complementary color is #938199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.