What color is #879C70?

#879C70 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879C70?

The RGB value is 135, 156, 112: 135 red, 156 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879C70?

The complementary color is #85709C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879C70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879C70 color

#879C70 rgb(135, 156, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #879C70 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.2% green and 43.9% blue (135, 156, 112).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#879C70 color codes

HEX	`#879C70`
RGB	`rgb(135, 156, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -15.56, 20.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 25.87, 126.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.804, 30.097, 19.829)`
Decimal	`8887408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879C70, 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 #879C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #879C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879c70; }
.text { color: #879c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 156 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879c70, #719c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #879C70?: #879C70 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879C70?: The RGB value is 135, 156, 112: 135 red, 156 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879C70?: The complementary color is #85709C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879C70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.