What color is #879B8A?

#879B8A 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 #879B8A?

The RGB value is 135, 155, 138: 135 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879B8A?

The complementary color is #9B8798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879B8A color

#879B8A rgb(135, 155, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879B8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60.8% green and 54.1% blue (135, 155, 138).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#879B8A color codes

HEX	`#879B8A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 155, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.02, -10.48, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.02, 12.36, 148.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.299, 30.428, 28.527)`
Decimal	`8887178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879B8A, 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 #879B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #879B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879b8a; }
.text { color: #879b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 155 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879b8a, #879b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #879B8A?: #879B8A 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 #879B8A?: The RGB value is 135, 155, 138: 135 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879B8A?: The complementary color is #9B8798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.