What color is #879C96?

#879C96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879C96?

The RGB value is 135, 156, 150: 135 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879C96?

The complementary color is #9C878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879C96 color

#879C96 rgb(135, 156, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879C96 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (135, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#879C96 color codes

HEX	`#879C96`
RGB	`rgb(135, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, -8.63, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 8.65, 175.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.384, 31.129, 33.414)`
Decimal	`8887446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879C96, 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 #879C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #879C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879c96; }
.text { color: #879c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879c96, #87989c); }

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Questions

What color is #879C96?: #879C96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879C96?: The RGB value is 135, 156, 150: 135 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879C96?: The complementary color is #9C878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.