What color is #878772?

#878772 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878772?

The RGB value is 135, 135, 114: 135 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878772?

The complementary color is #727287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878772 color

#878772 rgb(135, 135, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #878772 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.9% green and 44.7% blue (135, 135, 114).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#878772 color codes

HEX	`#878772`
RGB	`rgb(135, 135, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, -3.84, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 11.95, 108.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.693, 23.694, 19.347)`
Decimal	`8882034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878772, 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 #878772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #878772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878772; }
.text { color: #878772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 135 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878772, #7d8772); }

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Questions

What color is #878772?: #878772 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878772?: The RGB value is 135, 135, 114: 135 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878772?: The complementary color is #727287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.