What color is #878372?

#878372 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878372?

The RGB value is 135, 131, 114: 135 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878372?

The complementary color is #727687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878372 color

#878372 rgb(135, 131, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878372 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.4% green and 44.7% blue (135, 131, 114).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#878372 color codes

HEX	`#878372`
RGB	`rgb(135, 131, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -1.59, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 9.87, 99.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.145, 22.599, 19.164)`
Decimal	`8881010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878372, 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 #878372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #878372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878372; }
.text { color: #878372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 131 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878372, #818772); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878372?: #878372 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878372?: The RGB value is 135, 131, 114: 135 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878372?: The complementary color is #727687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.