What color is #87874B?

#87874B 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 #87874B?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 75: 135 red, 135 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87874B?

The complementary color is #4B4B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87874B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87874B color

#87874B rgb(135, 135, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87874B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 29.4% blue (135, 135, 75).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% 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 5.6:1).

#87874B color codes

HEX	`#87874B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 44%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -9.26, 32.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 33.46, 106.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.926, 22.987, 10.043)`
Decimal	`8881995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87874B, 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 #87874B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87874B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #87874B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87874b; }
.text { color: #87874b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87874b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87874b, #69874b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #87874B?: #87874B 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 #87874B?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 75: 135 red, 135 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87874B?: The complementary color is #4B4B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87874B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.