#879f6c Color Information

#879f6c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #879f6c, and its official name is Purslane. In RGB, it consists of 52.9% Red, 62.4% Green, and 42.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 15.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 32.1% Yellow, and 37.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 88.2°, with saturation of 21% and lightness of 52.4%. The decimal value for #879f6c is 8888172, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #879f6c is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#879f6c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorPurslane Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color135, 159, 108 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color52.9%, 62.4%, 42.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.471, 0.376, 0.576 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.151, 0, 0.321, 0.376 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color88.2°, 21.0%, 52.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color88.2°, 32.1%, 62.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color25.097, 31.030, 18.854 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color108, 159, 132 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8888172 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.533, -17.732, 23.926 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.533, 29.781, 126.543 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.533, -11.669, 34.233 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.704, -17.063, 18.926 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.335, 0.414, 31.030 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287078252 / 0xff879f6c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #879f6c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #879f6c, its pure hue is 88.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.0%, and its lightness is 52.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #879f6c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #11140e to #768b5f.

Tints of #879f6c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #879f6c, its pure hue is 88.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.0%, and its lightness is 52.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #879f6c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #96ab7e to #f0f3ed.

Tones of #879f6c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #879f6c, its pure hue is 88.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #879f6c, which range from #868686 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #8dff0c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #879f6c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #879f6c! For #879f6c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #879f6c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #879f6c

This color, #879f6c, consists of 52.9% Red, 62.4% Green, and 42.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 135, Green = 159, Blue = 108. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #879f6c is 15.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 32.1% Yellow, and 37.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R52.9%
C15.1%
G62.4%
M0.0%
B42.4%
Y32.1%
K37.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 135 159 108
Octal 207 237 154
Hexa #87 #9f #6c
Binary 10000111 10011111 01101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 15 0 32 37
Octal 17 0 40 45
Hexa #0f #00 #20 #25
Binary 00001111 00000000 00100000 00100101

Analogous Colors of #879f6c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #879f6c — which has hue 88.2° — its analogous colors are located at 58.2° and 118.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #879f6c.

Triadic Colors of #879f6c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #879f6c — which has hue 88.2° — its triadic colors are located at 88.2° and 328.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #879f6c.

Complementary Color of #879f6c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #879f6c — which has hue 88.2° — its complementary color is located at 268.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #879f6c.

Split Complementary Colors of #879f6c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #879f6c — which has hue 88.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 88.2° and 298.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #879f6c.

Tetradic Colors of #879f6c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #879f6c — which has hue 88.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 358.2°, 88.2°, 178.2°, and 268.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #879f6c.

Monochromatic Colors of #879f6c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #879f6c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #495041 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c3d5af (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #879f6c

We want to make getting started with #879f6c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #879f6c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #879f6c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #879f6c with other HTML elements.

#879f6c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #879f6c.
<span style="color: #879f6c;">The color of this text is #879f6c.</span>

#879f6c Background Color

The background color for this text is #879f6c.
<div style="background-color: #879f6c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #879f6c.</div>

#879f6c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #879f6c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #879f6c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #879f6c.</span>

#879f6c Border Color

This is a div with border color #879f6c.
<div style="border: #879f6c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #879f6c.</div>

#879f6c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #879f6c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #879f6c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #879f6c on a white background.</div></div>

#879f6c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #879f6c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #879f6c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #879f6c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #879f6c to White

This is a gradient from #879f6c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#879f6c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#879f6c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#879f6c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#879f6c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #879f6c to white.</div>

Gradient from #879f6c to Black

This is a gradient from #879f6c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#879f6c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#879f6c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#879f6c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#879f6c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #879f6c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #879f6c

In addition to using #879f6c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #879f6c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #879f6c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 135, Green = 159, Blue = 108). If you need details about the color coordinates of #879f6c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #879f6c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(135, 159, 108)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #879f6c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #879f6c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #879f6c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(135, 159, 108);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#879f6c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:135, green:159, blue:108, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:135 green:159 blue:108 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(135f, 159f, 108f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(135, 159, 108);
 

#879f6c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #879f6c the same way. For those with color blindness, #879f6c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #879f6c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #879f6c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #879f6c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #879f6c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #879f6c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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