What color is #878166?

#878166 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878166?

The RGB value is 135, 129, 102: 135 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878166?

The complementary color is #666C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878166 color

#878166 rgb(135, 129, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #878166 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 50.6% green and 40% blue (135, 129, 102).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#878166 color codes

HEX	`#878166`
RGB	`rgb(135, 129, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 50.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.83, -2.39, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.83, 15.67, 98.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.24, 21.811, 15.712)`
Decimal	`8880486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878166, 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 #878166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #878166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878166; }
.text { color: #878166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 129 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878166, #7d8766); }

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Questions

What color is #878166?: #878166 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878166?: The RGB value is 135, 129, 102: 135 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878166?: The complementary color is #666C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.