What color is #879D97?

#879D97 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 #879D97?

The RGB value is 135, 157, 151: 135 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879D97?

The complementary color is #9D878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879D97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879D97 color

#879D97 rgb(135, 157, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #879D97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.6% green and 59.2% blue (135, 157, 151).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#879D97 color codes

HEX	`#879D97`
RGB	`rgb(135, 157, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -8.97, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 8.98, 176.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.633, 31.499, 33.896)`
Decimal	`8887703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879D97, 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 #879D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #879D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879d97; }
.text { color: #879d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 157 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879d97, #87989d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #879D97?: #879D97 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 #879D97?: The RGB value is 135, 157, 151: 135 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879D97?: The complementary color is #9D878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879D97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.