What color is #878757?

#878757 is a grayish yellow known as Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Iguana?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 87: 135 red, 135 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Iguana?

The complementary color is #575787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878757?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Iguana color: hex code #878757

#878757 rgb(135, 135, 87)

Shades of yellow

Iguana has the hex code #878757. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 34.1% blue (135, 135, 87).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

Iguana (#878757) color codes

HEX	`#878757`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, -7.84, 25.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 27.02, 106.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.376, 23.167, 12.413)`
Decimal	`8882007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Iguana, 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 #878757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	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 #878757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878757; }
.text { color: #878757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878757, #6f8757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #878757 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #878757?: #878757 is a grayish yellow known as Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Iguana?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 87: 135 red, 135 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Iguana?: The complementary color is #575787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878757?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.