What color is #878667?

#878667 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878667?

The RGB value is 135, 134, 103: 135 red, 134 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878667?

The complementary color is #676887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878667?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878667 color

#878667 rgb(135, 134, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878667 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.5% green and 40.4% blue (135, 134, 103).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#878667 color codes

HEX	`#878667`
RGB	`rgb(135, 134, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, -5.04, 16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 17.62, 106.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.965, 23.181, 16.199)`
Decimal	`8881767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878667, 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 #878667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #878667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878667; }
.text { color: #878667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 134 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878667, #788767); }

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Questions

What color is #878667?: #878667 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878667?: The RGB value is 135, 134, 103: 135 red, 134 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878667?: The complementary color is #676887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878667?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.