What color is #878465?

#878465 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878465?

The RGB value is 135, 132, 101: 135 red, 132 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878465?

The complementary color is #656887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878465?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878465 color

#878465 rgb(135, 132, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878465 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.8% green and 39.6% blue (135, 132, 101).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#878465 color codes

HEX	`#878465`
RGB	`rgb(135, 132, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.65, -4.23, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.65, 17.7, 103.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.592, 22.593, 15.586)`
Decimal	`8881253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878465, 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 #878465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #878465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878465; }
.text { color: #878465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 132 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878465, #798765); }

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Questions

What color is #878465?: #878465 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878465?: The RGB value is 135, 132, 101: 135 red, 132 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878465?: The complementary color is #656887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878465?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.