What color is #878046?

#878046 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878046?

The RGB value is 135, 128, 70: 135 red, 128 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878046?

The complementary color is #464D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878046?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878046 color

#878046 rgb(135, 128, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878046 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.2% green and 27.5% blue (135, 128, 70).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 48% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#878046 color codes

HEX	`#878046`
RGB	`rgb(135, 128, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 48%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 48%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.98, -5.94, 32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.98, 32.81, 100.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.817, 21.032, 8.862)`
Decimal	`8880198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878046, 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 #878046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #878046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878046; }
.text { color: #878046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 128 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878046, #6e8746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #878046?: #878046 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878046?: The RGB value is 135, 128, 70: 135 red, 128 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878046?: The complementary color is #464D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878046?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.