What color is #879A8F?

#879A8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879A8F?

The RGB value is 135, 154, 143: 135 red, 154 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879A8F?

The complementary color is #9A8792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879A8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879A8F color

#879A8F rgb(135, 154, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879A8F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60.4% green and 56.1% blue (135, 154, 143).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#879A8F color codes

HEX	`#879A8F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 154, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, -8.97, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 9.62, 158.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.504, 30.245, 30.423)`
Decimal	`8886927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879A8F, 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 #879A8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879A8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #879A8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879a8f; }
.text { color: #879a8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879a8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 154 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879a8f, #879a99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #879A8F?: #879A8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879A8F?: The RGB value is 135, 154, 143: 135 red, 154 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879A8F?: The complementary color is #9A8792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879A8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.