What color is #87875E?

#87875E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87875E?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 94: 135 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87875E?

The complementary color is #5E5E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87875E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87875E color

#87875E rgb(135, 135, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87875E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 36.9% blue (135, 135, 94).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#87875E color codes

HEX	`#87875E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -6.91, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 23.17, 107.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.676, 23.287, 13.993)`
Decimal	`8882014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87875E, 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 #87875E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87875E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #87875E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87875e; }
.text { color: #87875e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87875e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87875e, #73875e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #87875E?: #87875E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87875E?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 94: 135 red, 135 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87875E?: The complementary color is #5E5E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87875E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.