What color is #879D86?

#879D86 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 #879D86?

The RGB value is 135, 157, 134: 135 red, 157 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879D86?

The complementary color is #9C869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879D86 color

#879D86 rgb(135, 157, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #879D86 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.6% green and 52.5% blue (135, 157, 134).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#879D86 color codes

HEX	`#879D86`
RGB	`rgb(135, 157, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, -12.31, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 15.53, 142.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.351, 30.986, 27.142)`
Decimal	`8887686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879D86, 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 #879D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #879D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879d86; }
.text { color: #879d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 157 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879d86, #869d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #879D86?: #879D86 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 #879D86?: The RGB value is 135, 157, 134: 135 red, 157 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879D86?: The complementary color is #9C869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.