What color is #879C83?

#879C83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879C83?

The RGB value is 135, 156, 131: 135 red, 156 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879C83?

The complementary color is #98839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879C83 color

#879C83 rgb(135, 156, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #879C83 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.2% green and 51.4% blue (135, 156, 131).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#879C83 color codes

HEX	`#879C83`
RGB	`rgb(135, 156, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, -12.33, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 16.29, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.976, 30.566, 26)`
Decimal	`8887427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879C83, 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 #879C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #879C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879c83; }
.text { color: #879c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 156 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879c83, #839c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #879C83?: #879C83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879C83?: The RGB value is 135, 156, 131: 135 red, 156 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879C83?: The complementary color is #98839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.