What color is #878749?

#878749 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 #878749?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 73: 135 red, 135 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878749?

The complementary color is #494987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878749?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878749 color

#878749 rgb(135, 135, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878749 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 28.6% blue (135, 135, 73).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#878749 color codes

HEX	`#878749`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 46%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, -9.48, 33.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 34.51, 105.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.859, 22.96, 9.688)`
Decimal	`8881993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878749, 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 #878749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #878749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878749; }
.text { color: #878749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878749, #688749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #878749?: #878749 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 #878749?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 73: 135 red, 135 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878749?: The complementary color is #494987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878749?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.