What color is #879E64?

#879E64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879E64?

The RGB value is 135, 158, 100: 135 red, 158 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879E64?

The complementary color is #7B649E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879E64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879E64 color

#879E64 rgb(135, 158, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #879E64 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62% green and 39.2% blue (135, 158, 100).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#879E64 color codes

HEX	`#879E64`
RGB	`rgb(135, 158, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, -18.37, 27.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 33.24, 123.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.519, 30.525, 16.654)`
Decimal	`8887908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879E64, 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 #879E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #879E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879e64; }
.text { color: #879e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 158 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879e64, #6a9e64); }

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Questions

What color is #879E64?: #879E64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879E64?: The RGB value is 135, 158, 100: 135 red, 158 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879E64?: The complementary color is #7B649E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879E64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.