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#879948 Color

#879948 is rgb(135, 153, 72) in RGB, hsl(73, 36%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 53%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#879948
HEX#879948
RGBrgb(135, 153, 72)
HSLhsl(73, 36%, 44%)
HSVhsv(73, 53%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 53%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.109 119.9)
LABlab(60.44% -16.04 39.70)
LCHlch(60.44% 42.82 112.00)

What #879948 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #879948, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Khaki Green#728639ΔE 7.6Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 9.01Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.49Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 13.81Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 14.03Olivine#9AB973ΔE 14.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#879948 Channel Values

How #879948 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 153 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 36% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 53% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #879948 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #879948 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #879948

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #879948; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#879948
Complementary
#594899
Analogous
#998248
Analogous
#5F9948
Triadic
#488799
Triadic
#994887
Split comp.
#485F99
Split comp.
#824899

Tints & Shades of #879948

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EB159
#ACBC71
#BCC98D
#CCD6A8
#DCE3C4
#EBEFDC

Shades

#75843E
#657236
#535E2C
#404922
#2E3418
#1F2310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #879948.

How #879948 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#879948
Protanopia#969648
Protanomaly#909748
Deuteranopia#939349
Deuteranomaly#8F9649
Tritanopia#8F9292
Tritanomaly#8C957B
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #879948 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-879948: #879948;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #879948;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-879948': '#879948' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.600, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_879948">#879948</color>
SVG fillfill="#879948"

More Green Colors

#879948 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#879948 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #879948?

#879948 is a mid-tone green — rgb(135, 153, 72) in RGB and hsl(73, 36%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #879948?

#879948 is rgb(135, 153, 72) — red 135, green 153, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #879948?

#879948 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 53%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #879948 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #879948 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #879948 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #879948 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 13.81, which is visibly different.

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