What color is #879E88?

#879E88 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 #879E88?

The RGB value is 135, 158, 136: 135 red, 158 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879E88?

The complementary color is #9E879D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879E88 color

#879E88 rgb(135, 158, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #879E88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62% green and 53.3% blue (135, 158, 136).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#879E88 color codes

HEX	`#879E88`
RGB	`rgb(135, 158, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -12.47, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 15.28, 144.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.661, 31.382, 27.94)`
Decimal	`8887944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879E88, 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 #879E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #879E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879e88; }
.text { color: #879e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 158 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879e88, #879e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #879E88?: #879E88 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 #879E88?: The RGB value is 135, 158, 136: 135 red, 158 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879E88?: The complementary color is #9E879D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.