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#879877 Backyard

#879877 is a medium, muted green named Backyard. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 46.7% blue (rgb(135, 152, 119)). Its HSL value is 91° hue, 14% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black. #879877 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.79:1.

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Variations of #879877

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#879877 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#879877 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #879877 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #999278
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B9375
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #969476
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #999278
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #949478
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #88958F
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #879783
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #90948C

#879877 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.09:1 Poor#879877 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.79:1 Good#879877 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#879877 in CSS

/* Backyard */
.color { color: #879877; }
.background { background-color: #879877; }
.border { border: 1px solid #879877; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 152 119);
color: hsl(91 14% 53%);
color: oklch(0.657 0.051 129.9);

#879877 FAQ

What color is #879877?

#879877 is a medium, muted green. Its closest named color is Backyard. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #879877?

#879877 is rgb(135, 152, 119) in RGB, hsl(91, 14%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #879877?

The complementary color of #879877 is #887798, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #879877?

Black text has the best contrast on #879877: 6.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #879877 a warm or cool color?

#879877 is a cool color.