What color is #879F8D?

#879F8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879F8D?

The RGB value is 135, 159, 141: 135 red, 159 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879F8D?

The complementary color is #9F8799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879F8D color

#879F8D rgb(135, 159, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #879F8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.4% green and 55.3% blue (135, 159, 141).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#879F8D color codes

HEX	`#879F8D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 159, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.24, -12.05, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.24, 13.74, 151.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.196, 31.87, 29.913)`
Decimal	`8888205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879F8D, 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 #879F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #879F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879f8d; }
.text { color: #879f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 159 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879f8d, #879f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #879F8D?: #879F8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879F8D?: The RGB value is 135, 159, 141: 135 red, 159 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879F8D?: The complementary color is #9F8799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.