What color is #878127?

#878127 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878127?

The RGB value is 135, 129, 39: 135 red, 129 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878127?

The complementary color is #272D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878127?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878127 color

#878127 rgb(135, 129, 39)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878127 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.6% green and 15.3% blue (135, 129, 39).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 55% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 71% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#878127 color codes

HEX	`#878127`
RGB	`rgb(135, 129, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 55%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 71%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 71%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, -8.95, 47.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 48.04, 100.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.209, 20.999, 5.013)`
Decimal	`8880423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878127, 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 #878127	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878127 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #878127 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878127; }
.text { color: #878127; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878127; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 129 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878127, #5d8727); }

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Questions

What color is #878127?: #878127 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878127?: The RGB value is 135, 129, 39: 135 red, 129 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878127?: The complementary color is #272D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878127?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.