What color is #878442?

#878442 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878442?

The RGB value is 135, 132, 66: 135 red, 132 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878442?

The complementary color is #424587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878442?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878442 color

#878442 rgb(135, 132, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878442 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.8% green and 25.9% blue (135, 132, 66).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 51% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#878442 color codes

HEX	`#878442`
RGB	`rgb(135, 132, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, -8.54, 35.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 36.7, 103.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.227, 22.047, 8.396)`
Decimal	`8881218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878442, 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 #878442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #878442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878442; }
.text { color: #878442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 132 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878442, #678742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #878442?: #878442 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878442?: The RGB value is 135, 132, 66: 135 red, 132 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878442?: The complementary color is #424587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878442?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.